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Kerala creates history: Appoints Dalits as temple priests

On: October 7, 2017

Thiruvananthapuram: In a first, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has shortlisted 36 non-brahmins, including six Dalits, for the job of temple priests in shrines under it. The TDB has picked the candidates for the job of priests as per the reservation norms stipulated for the recruitment of government staff. The move followsContinue Reading

Caste no barrier for priesthood appointment: court

By: Matters India

On: December 17, 2015

In: National

New Delhi : Asserting that “constitutional legitimacy must supercede all religious beliefs or practices”, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that appointment as priests in temples and other religious institutions cannot be denied to a person solely on the basis of “caste, birth or any other constitutionally unacceptable parameter”. A benchContinue Reading