The Sivacharyas Association has insisted that the Tamil Nadu government and the charity department should not change any of the rituals that are taking place in temples according to the Agama system.
There is no need to announce that all castes of the Tamil Nadu government can become priests when it comes from Tamil Nadu that all castes can be priests, including the clan deity temple. It is the same In Coimbatore, the Sivacharyas Association has demanded that all priests should be given protection by the Hindu Ministry of Welfare.
The conference of Adi Saiva Sivacharya Federation was held in Goundambalayam area of Coimbatore.The meeting was attended by its founder California Swaminathan and lawyer Ayyappan who had obtained an interim ban on priests of all castes.Met the press earlier Advocate Ayyappan said.
He said that the conference has passed a resolution that the Tamil Nadu government and the charity department should not change any of the rituals that may be going on in temples according to Agama. In August 2021, the Tamil Nadu government had issued an appointment order for 52 people under the scheme that all castes can become priests. Further, in August 2022, the Chief Justice of Tamil Nadu had said that pujas should be conducted as per the rules of Agama, and if any other appointment is made, the appointment is invalid and if such appointment is made, a case can be filed against it.
Two priests who could work in the temple had filed a case against the charity department in the Madurai High Court which ruled that the two were suspended for 8 weeks. Agama also said that they should work in temples that are not according to Agama rules He said the judges had also ruled that no work should be done in functioning temples.
The Tamil Nadu government has filed an appeal against the verdict Not only that, there are many other cases that are pending in the Supreme Court in the High Court and the Adi Shivacharyas’ Federation is still pending in the Supreme Court. Various cases are pending in the Supreme Court. In those cases, the judges who gave their last verdict in September have ordered that no changes should be made and no new appointments should be made until the re-judgment.
The Tamil Nadu government has said that there are 47 thousand temples in Tamil Nadu He said that out of 47 thousand temples, 3000 Shivalayams and 2000 Perumal temples and 500 other temples are performing pujas only in approximately 6 thousand temples and the remaining 41,000 temples are temples that do not follow Agama rules. Here in an environment where there are temples where there are priests for many people He pointed out that even the available priests cannot go inside the sanctum sanctorum of those temples and perform puja.
At a time when all castes can become printers This announcement by the Tamil Nadu government is unnecessary Even if it is the same Everyone should continue to perform their puja. He also said that the Tamil Nadu government and the charity department should bring security to all castes.
