Difficulties in providing online services in Govt controlled temples : The priests complain
Bengaluru (Karnataka) – In Government controlled temples of Karnataka, the devotees register for services online at night and expect a kg of prasad delivered the next morning as if the prasad was ‘ordered from the hotel’. The temple priests have complained that there are many difficulties in fulfilling such online services.
There are 34 thousand temples in Karnataka. Out of them, 205 temples are in ‘A’ category, with an annual income of more than Rs 25 lakh. 193 temples with income between Rs 5 lakh and 25 lakh are in ‘B’ category, while remaining temples with income less than 5 lakh are ‘C’ category temples. ‘A’ and ‘B’ category temples provide online services. Priests are facing many difficulties while fulfilling these online services. That is why the priests are opposing these services, said the general secretary of ‘Akhil Karnataka Hindu Mandir Pujari Federation’ K.S.N. Dixit.
Dixit said that due to ‘online booking’ through private agencies, the money goes into the agency’s account and takes several weeks to reach the temples. Priests need money to buy groceries; but with online payment, the money goes to a private agency. Dixit said that this is not a service but a business.
| Editorial Perspective
Adverse effects of temples under the Government control ! Hence, the temples should be managed by the devotees only. |