Udupi: On the continues call of devotees Pejawar Shree took the leadership to allow the devotees to perform Ede Snana (Rolling over Prasadam) at Sri Krishna temple on Monday. As the Made Snana (rolling over food eaten by upper caste people) has been stayed by the Supreme Court, Ede Snana was performed by the devotees. […]

Bengaluru : Congress MLC Ugrappa on Thursday contended that the decision of the High Court to allow the practice of Made Snana was inhumane and derogatory for the lower castes. Addressing the media, Ugrappa said that the practice was in contravention of the Constitution and was an offence under the Indian Penal Code. We have […]

Mangaluru : Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagritha Vedike, in association with various other organisations, staged a protest in front of DC’s office in Mangaluru on Tuesday Nov 25. Made Snana ritual as unscientific and inhumane, various religious leaders have urged the government to impose ban on the practice. Navalinga Mahasharana Swamiji of Prabhudeva Jnanakendra, Shivamogga, […]

Mangaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday allowed continuation of “Made Snana” ritual in its traditional form at Kukke Subramanyaswami temple at Subramanya till the court decided constitutional validity of the ritual. The court passed the interim order on a review petition filed by some of the employees of the temple questioning the modification […]

Mangalore : The Supreme Court has vacated the stay on the proposal of the State government to modify made snana — the controversial ritual of rolling over plantain leaves with leftovers of food partaken by Brahmins — that is practised at the Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Dakshina Kannada. In its November 8, 2012 judgment, the […]

Kukke: The historic and archaic Temple in the mid stop natural forest and hills of Sullya taluk of D.K district is most famous for the Snake god worship, Traditional rituals and rites connected with Tulunadu Snake worship followed by lakhs of Tulu Brahmins and common people of the coastal regions. The Shashti festival is the […]

Mangalore: As reported earlier a protest rally was taken by members of backward classes led by KSBC awareness forum chief K.S. Shivaramu and Basvaraja Devaru Swamiji who spoke to the gathering about Made Snan being an immoral practice that was also inhuman. Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagrutha Vedike staged a hunger strike in front of […]

Kukke Subrahmanya:  Like a ghost from the dark the controversial ritual of “Made Snana” (rolling over plantain leaves with left over meals by Brahmins only) returned to Kukke Subrahmanya temple festival of Shashati from Dec.4 to continue till Dec.8 in this Western Ghats holly plays of massive pilgrimage. The Nidumamidi Matt Seer, Veerabhadra Channamalla Swamiji […]

Mysore :  That as many as 11 temples in the  state were practicing the controversial Made Made Snana ritual, was pointed out at a round table conference held to discuss the issue at Mysore recently. Participants at the meeting were highly critical of the Pejawar seer    for his stance on the ritual and demanded that […]

Mangalore: The CPI(M) has urged the Pejawar Swamiji Sri Vishwesha Theertha to come and support the ongoing agitation to end the practices of Made Snana and Pankthi Bedha. Speaking to reporters in Mangalore,  B Madhava, District Secretary of the Party said the agitation would gain strength if the Pejawar see joins the cause. He said […]