Chennai: A current judgment by Madras High Court ordered the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) Department to ban the utilization of mobile phones inside all of the temples across Tamil Nadu. This order comes to take care of ‘purity and religious sanctity.’ Temples have been central to everybody’s life and will not be solely a spot of worship however are additionally an integral a part of the folks. It is preached because the purest place to worship. A public curiosity litigation (PIL) was filed by M Seetharaman in search of a route to ban mobile phones contained in the Subramaniya Swamy Temple at Tiruchendur within the Tuticorin district.
As per the petitioner, the devotees have been extra centered on taking images of the idols throughout pujas, which is in opposition to the ‘agamas’ therefore the usage of mobile phones needs to be prohibited contained in the Tiruchendur temple. Further, the petitioner said that pictures may endanger the safety of temples apart from apprehensions in girls over their footage being clicked with out their consent.
Justices R Mahadevan and J Sathya Narayana Prasad heard the case and mentioned the authorities must take steps to ban cellular phone utilization contained in the temple premises, in order to protect the sanctity of the temple. Further, aside from guaranteeing the security of the devotees, the utilization of phones and cameras diverts the devotees’ consideration.
Ban on mobile phones has been launched and efficiently carried out in temples like Sri Krishna Temple in Guruvayur, and Sri Venkateshwara Temple in Tirupati across the nation.
The court docket realized that the temple authorities in Tiruchendur had already taken measures for the mobile telephone ban, respectable costume code, and others contained in the temple premise and ordered the HR & CE to comply with the identical in all Tamil Nadu temples.
To make issues handy for devotees, the court docket has recommended organising telephone deposit lockers at temples. Security personnel may also be appointed to make sure compliance with this order.
