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Post by Guest Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:58 am

TIRUPUR: Dalits of seven villages in Tirupur district are not allowed to worship at the a new Uthamapalayam Mariyamman temple, which was built by the area’s caste Hindus because the old temple, under HR&CE (Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments) Department, ‘lost its sanctity’ when Dalits entered it in 2010.

The old Mariamman Temple in Utthamapalayam, near Vellakoil, was built in 1964.

However, caste Hindus then formed the ‘Mariamman Kovil Trust’ and built a new temple in the village. The trust was later renamed as ‘Pudhu Mariamman Koil Trust’ in view of questions about the legality of a trust in the name of the existing temple under the HR&CE Department. There are no Dalits in the 11-member trust.

When Dalits tried to take part in the consecration ceremony of the new temple, caste Hindus attacked them for entering it.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Dalits-Not-Allowed-to-Enter-Tirupur-Temple/2016/03/18/article3332993.ece

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