JULY 13TH : A DAY OF DHARMIC REVIVAL
A two-judge bench comprising of Justice UU Lalit and Justice Indu Malhotra pronounced a historical verdict a week ago. This 218-page judgement put rest to the famous yet controversial Sri Padhmanabha Swamy Temple case which was pending in the court since 2011. The court in its judgement decided to return the shebaitship of the moorti and the right to manage and administer the temple to the titular head of the Travancore Royal Family. What this judgement addresses is not only upholding an age-old custom pertaining to one of the most famous devalayas but is also an achievement in the revival of Bharat’s dharmic identity. A BRIEF HISTORY….. The origin of the temple can be associated with many references in the MahaPuranas and well as the Mahabharata and hence is...