Tag: Pattina Pravesam
TAMIL NADU: WITH BAN ON PATTINA PRAVESAM REVOKED, HERE IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE ENTIRE CONTROVERSY
The DMK government revoked its ban on the 500-year-old practice, ‘Pattina Pravesam’ of the Dharmapuram Adheenam, in Tamil Nadu. The government move was vehemently opposed by devotees, Hindu organisations as well as opposition parties. The Pattina Pravesam is a customary practice involving the head of… Read More
Tamil Nadu: Ban On ‘Pattina Pravesam’ Of The Dharumapuram Adheenam Seer Revoked After Protests By Hindus
The Revenue Divisional Officer in Tamil Nadu’s Mayiladuthurai has revoked the ban imposed on the palanquin carriage of the Dharmapuram Adheenam Seer during the ‘Pattina Pravesam’ ritual. The administration in an order last week had banned the traditional practice of people carrying the seer in… Read More
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Another Attack On A Saivaite Tradition And Annamalai Comes To The Defence
In a latest, calculated attack on Saivaite traditions, the Mayiladuthurai Collectorate in Tamil Nadu has refused permission to hold ‘Pattina Pravesam’ a traditional practice where devotees carry the Adheena Karthar (roughly the pontiff) of the Dharmapuram Adheenam seated in a palanquin. Read more at:… Read More