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High Court allows women to become temple priests Madurai:
The Madras High Court has allowed a woman to become a temple priest. Justice
K Chandru of the Madurai Bench allowed a petition filed by Pinniyakkal, the only
legal heir of the temple priest to perform ritual at the temple. He rejected the
plea of one of the respondents, a male cousin of the petitioner only a male member
can be a priest The Judge held that such a contention did not have legal or factual
basis. Justice Chandru said that it is ironical that when the presiding deity
of the temple is a Goddess, objections are being raised against a woman performing
prayers in such temples. "Neither provision of law nor any scheme prohibits a
woman from performing prayers in such temple," he added.
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Sep 6, 2008
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