The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department put up a notice board informing the takeover of the temple. This left villagers of Baduga outraged.
The Nilgiris: Protests are staged at the Veera Shivaji Stadium in Kotagiri to condemn the takeover of the Hettaiyamman temple by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department.
The Hettaiyamman Temple, a tribal deity near Kotagiri, is worshiped by the Badaga people. The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has put up a notice board and informing that it will take control of the temple.
This has left the villagers of Baduga outraged.
Following this, slogans are raised demanding immediate action against those who do not know the culture.
An increasing number of devotees continue to join the protesters despite the rain. They protestors demanded that immediate action is taken against those who they (the protestors) claim are destroying their culture.
The protestors took to singing cultural songs and demanded that the Hindu Temple Department immediately abandon the traditional temple restoration operation.
The Hettaiyamman Temple, a tribal deity near Kotagiri, is worshiped by the Badaga people. The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has put up a notice board and informing that it will take control of the temple.
This has left the villagers of Baduga outraged.
Following this, slogans are raised demanding immediate action against those who do not know the culture.
An increasing number of devotees continue to join the protesters despite the rain. They protestors demanded that immediate action is taken against those who they (the protestors) claim are destroying their culture.
The protestors took to singing cultural songs and demanded that the Hindu Temple Department immediately abandon the traditional temple restoration operation.