Kancheepuram: Clashes between Brahmin sects in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram over chanting. The incident took place this morning at the Kancheepuram Agnivarathan temple. Kaiankali was a dispute between the North Indian sect known as ‘Vadakalai’ who followed Sanskrit and the South Indian sect known as ‘Thenkalai’ who followed Tamil.
During the ‘veedupani’ ceremony, which brings out the deity of the temple, Vishnu, chanters in Tamil began reciting ‘four thousand divine treatises’. Later the followers of Sanskrit raised a protest.
The dispute was over whether the sloka should be recited in Tamil or Sanskrit. The dispute resulted in a scuffle. No one was injured. Similar encroachments were reported in the area last year as well.
2024-01-18 07:49:52
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