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The Hindu
4 days ago
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- The Hindu
Supreme Court refuses to intervene in Madras High Court order on consecration rites in Tiruchendur temple
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 4, 2025) refused to intervene in a plea against a Madras High Court order constituting a committee to fix the schedule for Kumbhabhishekam (consecration ceremony) for Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple in Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu. A Bench headed by Justice P. K. Mishra however allowed the petitioner, R. Sivarama Subramaniya Sasthrigal, the Vidhayahar at the temple, to file a review plea against the High Court order. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court had directed the constitution of a committee of experts to decide the timing for conducting the consecration ceremony at the temple. The petitioner, in the High Court, had argued that he said he had been the Vidhayahar at the temple for the past 13 years. During temple festivals and other functions he had to fix the timings for their commencement, pujas and celebrations and point out customary and Agamic practices and principles to be adopted according to the nature of the deities and the functions, he had said in the High Court. He had argued in the High Court that the date (July 7) and the timing fixed for the ceremony were not suitable for the event. The petitioner had sought a direction to the authorities to follow the ancient texts and literature and declare the consecration ceremony.
The Hindu
21-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Experts' panel to decide on timing of Tiruchendur temple consecration: HC
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed that a committee comprising experts would decide on the timing for conducting the consecration ceremony of Tiruchendur Subramanya Swamy Temple in Thoothukudi district. A Division Bench of Justices S. Srimathy and R. Vijayakumar issued the direction on a batch of public interest litigation petitions, including the one filed by R. Sivarama Subramaniya Sasthrigal, the Vidhayahar at the temple. The petitioner said he had been the Vidhayahar at the temple for the past 13 years. During temple festivals and other functions he had to fix the timings for their commencement, pujas and celebrations and point out customary and Agamic practices and principles to be adopted according to the nature of the deities and the functions, he said. Under these circumstances, the authorities had fixed a date for the Kumbabhishekam (consecration ceremony) of the temple. The authorities without even consulting the petitioner, who was entrusted with the duty of fixing the date and the timing for such an important event as per the Agamic principles, Vedic practices and rituals, fixed them for the consecration, he said. He said the date (July 7) and the timing fixed for the ceremony were not suitable for the event. He sought a direction to the authorities to follow the ancient texts and literature and declare the consecration ceremony.
