The two-day conference included discussions on various temple issues, guidance from experts, and group discussions. |
The third Maharashtra Mandir Nyas Parishad passed a resolution to establish a security committee for each temple in the state.
The two-day conference passed a total of ten resolutions including implementation of anti-land grabbing law to save temple properties, fast-tracking the court cases of Kashi-Mathura and releasing all temples in the state from government control.
The third Maharashtra Temple Trust Conference was organised by the Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh, Shri Jivdani Devi Sansthan, Shri Jyotirling Bhimashankar Devasthan, Shri Sai Palkhi Niwara, and the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti. Over 875 temple representatives from across Maharashtra participated in this conference organised at Shridi’s Shri Sai Palkhi Niwara.
In the conference which met for two days, a total of 10 resolutions were passed and the temple federation has announced that it will meet the chief minister to present its demand. State Employment Guarantee Minister Bharat Gogawale assured special support for this initiative.
The two-day conference included discussions on various temple issues, guidance from experts, and group discussions. Topics included ‘Transforming Temples into Centers for Sanatan Dharma Promotion,’ ‘Solutions to Encroachment on Temple Lands under the Waqf Act,’ ‘Dress Code in Temples,’ and ‘Coordination Between Charity Commissioner’s Office and Temples.’
Based on these discussions, the conference passed multiple resolutions, which includesd organizing weekly collective aarti against encroachments on temples and their lands; fast-tracking the court cases of Kashi and Mathura pilgrimage centers, releasing all temples in the state from government control and entrusting them to devotees.
Funds offered by devotees in temples should not be used for developmental projects by the government, stopping illegal government directives from the Charity Commissioner’s office requesting temple donations and ensuring that temple funds are used solely for religious purposes.
Moreover, these resolutions also demanded allocation of significant budgetary provisions for the restoration of temples of mythological and historical importance in Maharashtra, surveying and removing encroachments on temples located in pilgrimage sites, sacred areas, and forts.
Promptly addressing the issue of ‘Class C’ temples not being upgraded to ‘Class B’ despite complete documentation, Issuing a government notification to declare temple premises as alcohol and meat-free zones and providing monthly remuneration to temple priests in the state.
