The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the nod to the Tamil Nadu government to go ahead with the appointment of ‘Archakas’ (temple priests) as per the ‘Agamas’, treatises relating to its functioning, and reiterated that any deviation from the age-old custom and usage would be an infringement of the freedom of religion. ‘Agamas’ are treatises on matters like construction of temples, installation of idols and conduct of worship of the Deity.

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A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi and N V Ramana said, “Such appointment is not violative of the fundamental right to equality but the appointment of ‘Archakas’ should be in conformity with the Constitutional mandates and principles...............Read more

Source: The New Indian Express