SC devotees, 'caste out' for 200 years, enter TN temple
The New Indian Express|January 03, 2023
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SC devotees, 'caste out' for 200 years, enter TN temple

FOR the first time in their living memory, about 300 devotees belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) communities entered a 200-year-old temple at Eduthavainatham village on Monday. About 400 police personnel were deployed for security as SC members marched to the temple carrying special offerings, including fruits, garlands, and silk, to the deities on the day of Vaikunta Ekadasi.

Though the Varadharaja Perumal Temple at Kachirapalayam taluk in Kallakurichi district comes under the administrative control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HE&CE) department, upper caste Hindus had traditionally kept the shrine out of bounds for SC members of the village.

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