Brahmin Priests Thrown Out Of Temple Land!

The Srinagar Colony temple complex is on the top of a small hill. The temple priests had small houses just outside the main compound wall of the Balaji temple. They have lived there for quit some time. I have been visiting this temple complex for about a decade now.

Last week I visited the temple to get a new scared thread for myself. I spoke to one of the priests cleaning the temple and he asked me to wait for a while while he finished sweeping the temple. I was walking around when I noticed that the houses on the other side of the wall had been demolished!



I turned to the priest in a state of shock and asked him what had happened. The poor guy sighed and said "What to do? The temple authorities have decided to build a new marriage mandapam in that space!".

The shock must have shown on my face for he continued "All the priests are now staying in different places. Indranagar, Yousufguda, Motinagar etc. They have to pay heavy rent. God knows what will happen to us!"



Money! The temple authorities have thrown out the temple priests to make way for a commercial complex!

What is this country coming to? Is this how we treat our priests?