The Chardham Devasthanam Board, which is chaired by the chief minister, controls the management of 51 temples in the state, including Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. The panel has submitted its interim report to the state government. Under the pressure of the priests, present chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had to constitute a committee headed by Manohar Kant Dhyani to hear all sides and find a solution. They feel the board is an infringement of their traditional rights over the temples and have been demanding its dissolution. The pilgrimage priests of the four Himalayan temples have been opposing the Chardham Devasthanam Board ever since it came into being during Rawat's tenure. Realising that they were in no mood to relent, Mr Rawat folded his hands and left as the angry priests continued hooting at him.Īs Mr Rawat turned to retrace his steps to the helipad with his head bent down, slogans like 'Trivendra Rawat murdabad and teerth-purohit ekta zindabad' rent the air. They were in charge of the outer court seeing that no one would interfere with the temple services. As overseers, they did their inspections, checking all the temple gates and ensuring that guards were at their posts. They supervised the guard of priests and Levites, especially at night. They were guardians but not of the soldiery. The High Priest, in particular, represented the whole nation of Israel before God (Exodus 28:12 Hebrews 5:1). The captains of the temple were the leaders of the temple guards.
They are the ones who took the people's sacrifices and offered them up to God (Leviticus 4:20, 26, 31 Hebrews 8:4). "Go back, go back," shouted the crowd of priests as the former chief minister walked towards the temple after getting down at the helipad at Kedarnath. The priests served as the mediators between God and the people.
Former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had to face the ire of teerth purohits in Kedarnath on Monday as he arrived at the Himalayan temple to offer prayers.Īngry with Mr Rawat as the Chardham Devasthanam Board was created through a legislation during his chief ministership, the teerth purohits showed him black flags and shouted slogans against him, forcing him to return without having 'darshan' at the temple.
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