Our goal is to restore temple sanctity, divinity and practices — and to empower the community to manage the temples as they have been, for several centuries.
For over one thousand years our lives have centered around temples. The emperors and kings of yore, wealthy men, and the man on the street donated huge resources so that worship, learning, art and community would have a sanctified home.
Conducted in accordance with the agama shastras and the unique traditions of each temple.
Offering food to devotees and the needy as an integral part of temple service.
Schools that keep the recitation and study of the Vedas a living practice.
Care of cows in the traditional manner, woven into the life of the temple.
Dignified support for priests, archakas and the many sevaks who keep the temple alive.
Rest and shelter for worshippers and pilgrims, as was provided for centuries.
What has been preserved and tastefully embellished over centuries is now being damaged by careless administration. Ancient granite pillars are dismantled and replaced by concrete. Whole floors of mandapams are torn up. Walls with priceless inscriptions are plastered over.
Temple lamps are unlit. Sanctums are entered by those without the training to conduct pooja. Maniyam lands, donated for the remuneration of archakas and kurukkals, have been usurped.
We document, we publish, and where necessary we go to court — so that what was built by generations is not lost to indifference.
Writings and reportage from the Society
It is a great irony that a secular Government should deeply embroil itself in the administration of Hindu temples — administering, or rather mal-administering, more than 36,000 of them.
September 9, 2020The landmark judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India quashed the appointment of an Executive Officer by the Tamil Nadu Government for Sri Sabhanayagar Temple — and yet the work is far from over.
September 7, 2020Whether through a contribution, by reporting a transgression, or by joining the conversation — every act of seva strengthens the cause.