‘Restore Tamil ‘archanai’ at temples’
The Hindu
The practice of reciting ‘archanai’ in Tamil at temples, initiated by the DMK dispensation in its earlier stint, must be restored, said Tamizh Desiya Peravai. Its president P.Maniarasan recalled that
The practice of reciting ‘archanai’ in Tamil at temples, initiated by the DMK dispensation in its earlier stint, must be restored, said Tamizh Desiya Peravai.
Its president P.Maniarasan recalled that in 1998, the then Minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture M. Tamizhkudimagan, who was also the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board, issued a directive to the Executive Officers of temples to ensure that the priests recited ‘archanai’ in Tamil, if the devotees preferred it over Sanskrit.
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