Hyderabad priest to carry Dalit devotee on shoulders into temple to preach equality.
Defying popular traditions, a Hindu priest in Hyderabad will carry a Dalit devotee into the temple’s sanctum sanctorum on Monday to propagate equality of humans in the wake of growing atrocities on backward caste communities across the country.
Amidst chanting of Vedic hymns and divine music, 60-year-old priest CS Rangarajan will carry Aditya Parasri, a local Dalit devotee, on his shoulders into the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Sri Ranganatha temple at Jiaguda in Hyderabad and make him perform puja at 4 pm on April 16.
The re-enactment of a 2,700-year-old ritual comes in the wake of rising atrocities against backward caste communities and alleged dilution of a law ensuring their protection.
“The programme is aimed at propagating equality of people. We want to perform the ritual coinciding with the 1000th birth anniversary celebrations of Vaishavaite saint Ramanucharya, who preached equality of human beings,” said Rangarajan, who is also the chairman of the Telangana Temples Protection Committee.
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KP salute this priest to display the act of humanity and has set an example to all the discriminating factors who aim to divide and rule. We believe in the old saying, 'Be the change you wish to see.'
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