An account of loot by Govt of India.

1. मंि दर उपासक संग
Temple Worshippers Society
for the Hindus, by the Hindus
Hijacked:
Religious Heritage
Impact of
Government Control
Over Hindu Temples

2. The Six Sins of the Government
1. Temple Wealth
2. Rites, Rituals & Practices
3. Temple Architecture
4. Inscriptions: Living record of ancient times
5. Knowledge, Art, Culture
6.Government Departments
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3. 1. Looting Temple Wealth
38,491 temples in Tamil Nadu own
• 478,462 acres Agriculture lands
• 22,600 buildings
• 33,627 sites (3 cr sq yd)
Just `58 crores per year!
At less than market rent  `6,000 crores per year!
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4. Temple Properties
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5. 1. Looting Temple Temples
What is Governments track record of managing Temple property?
• 92% of the Land lease revenue uncollected
• 91% of the site rents uncollected
• 78% of the building rents uncollected
• Properties transferred to individuals identified – 8540 acres
• Recovered by the Department – not even 10%
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6. 2. Rites Rituals & Practices
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7. 3. Architecture Heritage
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8. Rajarajeswaram
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9. Nasiyanur: Entire temple structure sold!
Before After
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10. Temple Worshippers Society
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4. Inscriptions

11. education than those in England itself.
The British asked its Collectors to collect district wise data on number of schools and type of education that
I have reproduced excerpts below.
The actual situation, which is revealed, was different, if not quite contrary, for at least amongst the Hindoos,
in the districts of the Madras Presidency (and dramatically so in the Tamil-speaking areas) as well as the two
districts of Bihar. It was the groups termed Soodras, and the castes considered below them who
predominated in the thousands of the then still-existing schools in practically each of the areas.’
5. Knowledge, Art, Culture
Madras Presidency 1822-25 (Collectors Reports)
Details of Schools & Colleges
Caste Division of Male school students
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Speaking
Language
Brahmins,
Chettris
Vysee Soodra Other
Caste
Muslims Total Male
Students
Total 30,211 13,459 75,943 22,925 10,644 1,53,182
% of total 20 9 50 15 6 100
Adam’s 1st Report on Bengal. Survey of Post 1800 material. His conclusions, one every village had
atleast one school and in all probability in Bengal and Bihar with 1,50,748 villages, there will still be
1,00,000 villages that have these schools. Two on the basis of personal observation & evidence
collected he inferred there were app 100 institutions of higher learning in each district meaning app
1,800 such institutions and 10,800 scholars in them.
Adam said that he found a number of genuine, qualified medical practioners in Bengal who analyzed
the symptoms of the disease before suggesting a cure.
In Punjab there were 3,30,000 pupils in 1850 as compared to 1,90,000 in 1882 as per Leitner’s
Report.
Schools were classified in Sikh, Muslim, Hindu using current descriptions.
Sanskrit books were used to teach grammar, lexicology, mathematics, medical science, logic, law and
vedant.
England-Madras comparison

12. 5. Knowledge, Art, Culture
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13. 6. Temples as Government Departments
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14. 6. Temples as Government Departments
• Managing & Services Fee (TN Sec 92)
In the ten years, till 2011
• Collected `429cr! Spent less than 70% - `295cr. Surplus `134cr
• For year 2010-11, collected `83cr & spent less than 60%. Surplus `35cr
• Common Good Fund (TN Sec 97 )
In the last five years
– Collected around `56cr. and earned interest of `3.83cr. `60cr
– Spent less than half - just `23cr surplus of `37cr!
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• Audit Fee Racket!
– `25 cr. for 280 temples
– `15 cr. for 1,800+ branches, `1.25 lac cr. deposits

15. Temples are ‘secular’ Govt. Depts.
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