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2 Non-Brahmin Priests Say Denied Entry into Sanctum Sanctorum
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
|February 19, 2025
TWO non-Brahmin priests of the Subramaniya Swamy Temple of Kumara Vayalur on Tuesday alleged that they have never been allowed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the presiding deity since their appointment on August 14, 2021, and appealed to CM MK Stalin and HR&CE Minister PK Sekarbabu to take steps for their entry inside, including their participation in consecration scheduled for Wednesday.
The two priests, S Prabu (34) and S Jayapal (34), from Tiruchy alleged that they have been excluded from the rituals in Yaga Salai as well for the consecration. "We should be allowed to participate in both the Kumbabhishekam and the Murugan sanctum sanctorum rituals and be treated equally," they said in their petition filed with the chief minister's special cell on Tuesday.
This story is from the February 19, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Dharmapuri.
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