Title: A privatisation of Hindu temples: need for a proper secular government

Authors: Prijwal Kumar

Addresses: School of Law, JECRC University, Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

Abstract: East India company not just stole our wealth but suffocated our spirit towards the Hindu temple by taking over temples, mainly of South India. Temples are the powerful centres that enable, empower and enlighten us, and should be available irrespective of caste, creed, and class. Temples in India were created on the basis of consciousness, and the community should have absolute freedom in managing and developing the temples. If we treat the temples the same as the British government, the temple function changes to a money-making machine from a culture steeped in devotion, literature, art, music, and dance. The Hindu temples also aid in establishing educational and charitable institutions. It is unfathomable that civilisation produced and worshipped such Mystic and Poet Saint, which is today in the hands of ransom administrators who have no appreciation for the richness of the culture. If churches and mosques are not under government control, then why only Hindu temples?

Keywords: privatisation of Hindu temples; free Hindu temples; secular government control on Hindu temples; constitutional law; supreme court; India; religion; majoritarianism.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRCS.2024.136084

International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2024 Vol.11 No.1, pp.1 - 14

Received: 07 Jun 2022
Accepted: 01 Jul 2022
Published online: 16 Jan 2024 *

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