It’s curtains down on Dalit entry ban in this temple
The Hindu
A group of Dalits, led by Pattikajathi Kshema Samiti, entered Jatadhari Devasthanam recently
Three years ago, Krishna Mohana, a Dalit resident of a small village in Kasaragod, did something that was considered unthinkable for a person of his caste.
During the annual festival of Jatadhari Devasthanam, a temple at Swarga in Enmakaje panchayat, Mohana climbed the 18 holy steps and entered the temple complex, a centuries-old right reserved for upper castes. A commotion followed, the police intervened and reached a compromise – it was decided that Dalits would be allowed into the temple. In a strange twist that followed, the temple administrators claimed to have lost the keys to the temple, effectively shutting it down for everyone.
A few days ago, a group of Dalits, led by Pattikajathi Kshema Samiti (PKS), entered the temple and climbed the very 18 steps that Mohana dared to traverse.
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