The Mayiladuthurai Collectorate in Tamil Nadu has refused permission for the tradition of devotees carrying the seer of the Dharmapuram Adheenam in a palanquin called the ‘Pattina Pravesam’. The Dharmapuram Adheenam is a saivite monastic institution based in the town of Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu. The order also called the practice a “violation of human rights.” Dharmapuram Adheenam representatives had made …
