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The Navaratri celebrations at Sigandur Chowdeshwari Temple have begun with untoward incidents, following variations between the trustees and the principal priest of the temple.
Video clips displaying Subrahmanya Bhat, the youthful brother of principal priest Sheshagiri Bhat, assaulting an individual from the other camp led by S. Ramappa, the head of the belief, have gone viral throughout the State.
Chowdeshwari Temple located at Sigandur, on the backwaters of Sharavati, in Sagar taluk, is being managed by the household headed by Ramappa. Sheshagiri Bhat and his staff take care of day by day pooja and particular homas on the temple premises.
In latest years, the temple has attracted devotees from totally different areas main to enhance within the income.
The variations between the 2 factions got here to the fore after the federal government relaxed the lockdown to permit opening of non secular locations. A dispute over sharing the income is alleged to be the explanation for the controversy. Ramappa and his followers allegedly took over the premises belonging to the priest in order that he couldn’t conduct particular poojas. There have been cases of heated arguments between two camps. Residents of space have been additionally divided on the difficulty. There have been protests supporting every camp. Many organizations have urged the State authorities to take over the temple. Former Minister Kagodu Thimmappa additionally issued an announcement supporting the demand for bringing the temple underneath Muzrai Department.
Following the incident of assault on Friday, Deputy Commissioner {K}.B. Shivakumar and different senior officers visited the temple on Saturday. The DC spoke to each Ramappa and Sheshagiri Bhat.
The DC informed reporters he has instructed the Assistant Commissioner of Sagar subdivision to file a report on the monetary transactions of the temple inside every week. The standing report can be despatched to the State authorities.
When Puucho News reached Sheshagiri Bhat’s place to search his response, his members of the family mentioned he had gone to a hospital as he had a fever. An individual shut to the principal priest, on the situation of anonymity, mentioned Ramappa was not permitting the priest to carry out Chandi Homa as a part of Navarathri. “The trust is not allowing us to perform homas that we have been doing for years. Only family members are in the trust. We want there to be a trust involving local people, not one family,” he mentioned.
However, members of the belief don’t assist this demand. Ravi Sigandur, one of many trustees and son of Ramappa, informed Puucho News that the belief couldn’t embody others. “It is a deity of our family. With many people in the trust, we cannot take quick decisions and address urgent needs. However, there can be a coordination committee, which can advice us,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has expressed disappointment over the incidents at the temple. “Such incidents shouldn’t have happened in the name of deity,” he informed presspersons at Shikaripur on Sunday. On the demand for Muzrai Temple taking up the temple, the CM mentioned he would talk about the difficulty with Deputy Commissioner of Shivamogga and others.
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