Senior Advocate Guru Krishna Kumar cited Supreme Court rulings from 1972 and 2016 to emphasise the necessity of adhering to Agama traditions for appointing archakas in Agama temples.
The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted an interim stay on a petition filed by the All India Adi Saiva Sivachariyargal Sangam against the inclusion of a person in a committee to identify Agamic temples for the appointment of Archakas .
VIZIANAGARAM: The revamped temple of Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy on Bodikonda hills in Ramatheertham village of Vizianagaram was inaugurated and the new idol of Lord Rama, and idols of Seetha and Lakshmana were consecrated on Monday under the Vedic traditions as per Agama Sastras. The temple was reconstructed by the Andhra Pradesh State government at a cost of Rs 3 crore.
Streets around Rameswaram temple wear deserted look
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The four Ratha Veedhis around Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram is desserted on Monday.
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L. BALACHANDAR
Following the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, the State government has once again ordered restrictions in movement of people.
As a sequel to this, the usually busy streets (four
radha veedhi) around Ramanathaswamy Temple here wore a deserted look.
While HR&CE officials said the rituals were underway as per the
Agama Sastras in the temple, devotees were banned from entry indefinitely from Monday.
After the pandemic surfaced in March last, the government ordered closure of all shrines and beaches. After 274 days, Dhanushkodi beach opened to tourists. Similarly, the