KOCHI: Popular star Amala Paul was rejected entry into Thiruvairanikkulam Mahadeva temple in Aluva on Monday, mentioning the custom-made that enables only Hindus inside the temple.
The star was forced to provide prayers from the roadway in front of the temple.She later on composed in the visitors register at the temple that she is sad and dissatisfied that spiritual discrimination existed even in 2023.
A picture of her entry in the register later went viral in the social media, prompting reactions from numerous quarters.
Hindu Aikyavedi leader R V Babu demanded that Hindu religious leaders should consider modifying the rules so as to permit entry of individuals who believe in the divine being, irrespective of faith, into temples.
The issue of temple entry for non-Hindu followers of divine being has actually been talked about many times in the past.
The RSS had decided that non-Hindu followers ought to be allowed to enter temples.
The Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship Act came into force only in 1965.
It means prior to that, non-Hindus were not denied temple entry by rule, he said in a Facebook post.Prasoon Kumar, secretary of the temple management committee, stated the star and her mother had actually visited the temple in addition to a regional citizen.
The committee members who determined the star spoke with them and notified them that tradition does not allow them to enter the temple.
They were convinced and, as we suggested, they provided prayers from outside the temple compound, he said.After offering prayers, they went to the temple committee office to collect prasadam, when the star was asked to share her experience in the visitors register.
She wrote: I couldnt go near the goddess however might feel the spirit from a range.
I hope there will be a change in religious discrimination quickly.
The time will come and we all will be treated equally and not on the basis of religion.
Prasoon Kumar said the committee is accountable to follow the tradition and custom-mades and it might not alter the rule for an individual.
The 31-year-old actor has operated in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies.
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