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Time of India
11 hours ago
- Time of India
Temple tourism to get sanctity SOPs
Panaji: Amidst concerns about traffic congestion, the sanctity of sacred places and cleanliness, the tourism department has started to prepare norms and guidelines for tourists who will visit the 11 temples that have been identified as part of the temple circuit or Ekadasha Teertha Yatra. The department recently held a meeting with representatives of the 11 temple committees associated with the circuit. The representatives said the spiritual sanctity of each temple should be maintained while hosting tourists. 'The representatives emphasised the importance of formulating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for tourists. They also recommended that tourist itineraries be planned carefully during temple festivals,' said tourism director Kedar Naik. Parking and traffic management emerged as key concern for the temple committees, particularly when buses and large vehicles carrying tourists arrive at temple sites. The representatives told the department to consider temple-specific solutions to ensure smooth visitor movement and avoid congestion. The Ekadasha Teertha Yatra covers 11 temples: Manguesh temple in Mangeshi, Mahalasa Narayani temple in Mardol, Mahadev temple in Tambdi Surla, Saptakoteshwar temple in Narve, Brahma temple in Sattari, Shantadurga Temple in Fatorpa, Hari Mandir in Margao, Damodar temple in Zambaulim, Parashuram temple in Poinguinim, Mahaganapati temple in Khandola, and Dattatreya temple in Sanquelim. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dream Kitchen Within Reach? See How HomeLane Get Quote Undo The department has planned a four-day temple circuit with tourists being given a tour of 3-4 temples each department also plans to integrate the circuit with the Old Goa heritage sites and a river temple committee members have cautiously welcomed the initiative, they also provided suggestions to ensure that the spiritual sanctity of each temple is maintained while hosting tourists. Naik said that while the Ekadasha Teertha Yatra is meant to promote tourism, it also provides devotees from other parts of India the opportunity to immerse themselves in Goa's spiritual heritage. To enhance the tourist experience, the department plans to develop common facilities at each of the 11 temples, with about Rs 1.21 crore being spent on the facilities.
Indian Express
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
SC asks Sambhal mosque panel to respond to UP govt status report on well in 2 weeks
The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the management committee of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district to respond to the state government's contention that a well, which the mosque claims to be partly on its premises, is 'situated near and not inside the disputed religious site'. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar gave the committee two weeks to respond to the UP government's status report filed on February 22, even as it wondered whether the dispute over the well cannot be resolved amicably. The bench was hearing an application filed by the committee in a pending appeal against the November 19, 2024, direction of a local court appointing an advocate commissioner to survey the mosque following Hindu side's claims over it. The Hindu side claims that the Mughal-era mosque was built after destroying a temple called Hari Mandir. The application by the committee contended that a public poster purportedly issued by Sambhal Nagar Palika, regarding a well adjoining the mosque, referred to it as being located in a corner of the Hari Mandir. Hearing the application on January 10, the court stayed the execution of the notice and sought a status report from the UP government. 'The well…locally known as 'Dharani varah koop'.. is situated near and not inside the disputed religious site, and as such, has no relation/connection with the mosque/disputed religious site. Even the disputed religious site is itself situated on public land. It is submitted that the well is a public well and is not situated anywhere inside the mosque/disputed religious site. In fact, there is no access to the subject well from inside the mosque,' said the status report filed by the UP government on February 22. On Tuesday, the bench sought to know why the reply to the report had not been filed yet. Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the mosque committee, sought three weeks' time to file its reply on the ground that the president of the mosque committee Zafar Ali was in jail. Ali was arrested on March 23 after being questioned in connection with the November 24, 2024 violence during protests against a court-ordered survey of the mosque, in which four people were killed. 'Take a 'mulaqat' (meeting with an inmate in jail) and do it. Somebody else can also file the response. Please do it in two weeks,' the CJI said. The bench sought to know if the well is partly inside and partly outside. Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj, appearing for the UP government, said it is completely outside the mosque. Ahmadi disagreed. The ASG said the state has photographs to prove its claim. When the court sought to know if the well is covered, the ASG said it is not and that there is no water inside. Ahmadi, however, said that it is covered with cement on top, and water for religious purposes etc inside the mosque was being drawn using a pump and now the state wanted to open it. The CJI said that normally wells are never closed but kept open. Seeking to know if an amicable settlement was possible, the CJI asked, 'Can this issue not be resolved? I think this issue can be resolved. Because let's assume that you (mosque) are using the well, but let others also use the well.' 'The difficulty is, the well is right at the foot of the mosque. If you want to use it, it's not a question of merely using the water, but the question is the performance of religious ceremonies,' Ahmadi said. To this, the CJI said, 'You do your religious ceremonies wherever you want to.' Ahmadi replied: 'The apprehension is something else.'
