The Tirunelveli district authorities have imposed a ban on carrying out funeral at a recently built Christian cemetery near the ancient Manimoortheeswaram Uchishta Ganapathy temple
Viewing it through the single lenses of govt control, though, does not do justice to the various other aspects of society within which these temples are situated
Proposing election based representation from the “district” in which the temple is situated often misses the point that each temple evolved its own unique methodology to integrate the local communities into how it was run and the resources managed.
The priest of Sinheshwari Devi Mandir in the city has filed a complaint alleging that BJP MLA Shyamdani Rahi's brother has been stealing slippers, mobile phones and helmets of the temple devotees