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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Build temples in Dalit colonies: Kanchi seer </b>

Hyderabad, Nov. 7: <b>Swami Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi Kamakothi Peetham </b>has asked for the construction of more temples in Dalit colonies to promote Hindu dharma. He said this while taking part in a meeting on governance of temples at the Endowments Commissionerate on Sunday. A number of Hindu seers took part in the meet organised by the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha.

The Kanchi seer, emphasising the need to spread Hindu culture among Dalits, said that small get-togethers should be held in temples in Dalit colonies regularly to erase differences between various communities. Village-level committees should be set up to supervise the administration of such temples and the government should extend monetary help, he said.

The Hindu religion was under threat because of the conversions which took place since Independence, said the Kanchi seer. “We cannot expect those who have gone away to come back,” he said. “But we have to take measures to stop further degeneration.”

Nrusimha Bharati Swamy of Pushpagiri Peetham opposed government control in managing temples. Pej-awar Swamy of Pejawar Mutt in Karnataka also suggested that the government should not interfere in the affairs of Peethams. Acharya Sabha convenor, Dayananda Saraswati, and Chinna Jeeyar Swamy, who sent a message, also demanded that the government withdraw from temples administration.
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