Care to appoint Dalit priests?

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When people talk about reservation all they see is the education sector and employment. Isn't the reservation's core purpose is to eradicate discrimination based on birth. If so how many Dalits are serving as priests in major temples of India, especially the North , the representation of Dalit priests is really concerning.

Before anyone states the VHP movement, it's arguably another failed movement because they dumped more than half of the trained priests in Tamilnadu and remaining across other southern states

Why has the General caste community gate kept the Pujari only for them . Isn't anyone who has the necessary education in Vedas and agamas should be the necessary qualifications for priests rather than birth.

If receiving prasad and blessings from a Dalit would offend a general category devotee, then arguing for abolishment of reservation is meaningless. If a Gods sanctum would be lost if upon touched by a dalit , he's not worthy of worship.

If every 3rd generation sc/st people should stop receiving reservation, there should be representation of all the communities across all the sectors in the nation.

Posted Jul 26, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC

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