Temples are the foundation stones of Hindu Dharma
Temples are the foundation stones of Hindu Dharma
Hindu Temples are living institutions which ensure the survival of the traditions, customs, and communities associated with it
Hindu Temples help to preserve, increase, and spread positive spiritual energy for the purification of the individual & environment
Hindu Temples are the de facto spiritual, psychological, and community support centres, which serve to unite all Hindus
Hindu Temples are not merely places of worship or congregation. They play an extraordinary role in the protection, preservation and nurture of Hindu culture. The community supported the temples and the temples in turn nurtured commerce, art, culture, and learning. The marauding jihadi hordes realised this and burned our temples down. The wily British realised this and began to forcibly exert control over our temples. And in post-independence India, the Hindu temples have been relegated to being cash-cows for the ‘secular’ governments. The temple coffers have been looted, their lands plundered and sold. Loss of temple autonomy led to alienation of Hindus from temples, which in turn resulted in moral decline rendering Hindus ripe for conversion.
Hindu temples are crying out to be liberated!
And the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has been fighting to save temples. The HJS has exposed rampant corruption, stopped malpractices, encouraged implementation of dress codes in temples. We call upon you to join this movement to free Hindu Temples
Plight of Hindu Temples in Secular India
Laws
Laws like the Places of Worship Act 1991, state level Endowment acts ensure that Hindus don’t have control over their temples
Government
State governments treat Hindu temples as cash cows and use temple fund donations for purposes other than Hindu welfare
Judiciary
Hindu temple traditions are sacred and inviolable, but the judiciary regularly dictates changes in centuries old traditions
Fanatics
Hindu temples continue to be the prime target of religious fanatics, who either encroach on temple land or destroy temple property with impunity
Hindu Temples affected by Government takeover
Hindu Temples affected due to takeover by Government
Why we need to free Hindu Temples
Govt Control on Administration
Tax on Income
Govt Control on Assets
Restrictions on Rites and Rituals
Govt Control on Allied Institutions
Why we need to free Hindu Temples
Govt Control on Administration
Tax on Income
Govt Control on Assets
Restrictions on Rites and Rituals
Govt Control on Allied Institutions
Damage due to loss of temple autonomy
Temple immovable property is supposed to generate income for the temple. Less than 0.0005% land value is currently collected as rent, grossly devaluing temple assets
Temple land is donated for Dharmik purposes. Govt apathy resulted in this land being lost to encroachments. Even the govt utilises this land without proper compensation
Funds donated by Hindus are siphoned off to Govt run ‘development and construction’ schemes instead of being used for betterment of Hindus & propagation of Dharma
Temple income is taxed by the Govt. This is in addition to the control that the govt has over this income, which often goes underutilised and is simply diverted to the govt coffers
Temple officials, often in connivance with local politicians, make away with donations like cash, gold or silver, from the Hundi, even before they can be documented
Govt accuses temple trusts of mismanagement and uses various HR&CE Acts to takeover them in violation of Articles 25 to 30 as the Govt only targets Hindu temple for takeovers
This is where temple funds belong…
Hindu Temples were centres of education, commerce, art, culture, spirituality. But since the day temples were deprived of their rightful earnings, all these went on the decline. This resulted in the overall decline of Sanatan Hindu Dharmik culture. To restore the glory of Sanatan Dharma, we need to reestablish the Hindu Temples as the centres of Hindu civilisation. So temple funds must only be utilised for the study, preservation and propagation of Hindu Dharma…BUILD GOSHALAS
For preserving indigenous cattle population
START GURUKUL
For educating future generations on Hindu Dharma
TEMPLE RESTORATION
For the restoration and upkeep of centuries old temples
YAJNA SANSKRITI
For re-establishing the importance of the Dharmik Yajna culture
VED PATHASHALA
For educating Vedic scholars who will guide the masses on the basis of our Dharmik texts
DHARMIK EDUCATION
For imparting education on Dharma to imprint pride for swadharma (Hindu Dharma)
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s efforts to protect Hindu Temples
The Govt stalled the investigation into the 8 crore Shri Tuljabhavani temple scam. The HJS held protests demanding the withdrawal of this decision
HJS organised ‘Maharashtra Mandir-Nyas Parishad’, 300 temple trustees, priests, priests, auditors and advocates pledged to conserve and protect Hindu temples
HJS spearheaded a campaign to institute dress codes in temples. As a result 131 temples across Maharashtra have issued dress codes for visitors
Hindu Rashtra Jagruti Andolan organised across India to demand central government to immediately pass the Anti-Love Jihad law
Memorandum submitted to Govt officials at various places to implement effective measures in the context of the gruesome problem of ‘Love Jihad’
Successful Online campaigns launched against advt. of Tanishq Jewellery and TV serial ‘Begum Jaan’ which promoted love jihad
Share and make aware !
What Hindus must demand from the Government
Govt should comply with the Court orders by liberating the temples taken over by the Govt.
Govt should declare that temple property will not be used for development purposes
Govt should make budget provisions for immediate restoration of the temples of historical significance
Encroachments on pilgrimage centres and temples on forts should be surveyed and removed immediately
Govt should pay temple priests a monthly stipend since their income is negligible
Govt should issue a notification that liquor & meat cannot be sold in temple premises
Class ‘C’ temples with proper documents available should be immediately classified as class ‘B’
Orders should not be sent by Charity Commissioners to temples for donations for social purposes
Govt order should be issued to ensure that the funds of the temples are preferably used for religious purposes only
What you can do ?
Temple Trustee
Do this in your temples
Devout Hindus
Do this as your service to Dharma