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Dalit priests carry out Gayatri yagna
April 4, 2011
Mangalore, April 4: In a unique gesture Arya Samaj Mangalore on Monday organised a Gayatri Yagna involving Dalits for the first time to mark its foundation day coupled with Yugadi festival.
Priests hailing from scheduled castes and scheduled tribes performed the yagna under the supervision of upper caste people at Sri Kordabbu Barageshwara temple here.
Addressing the gathering, prior to the commencement of yagana, Isha Vithaladasa Swamiji, chief pontiff of Sandeepini Muth, Kemaru, hailed the effort of Arya Samaj Mangalore in bringing the marginalised section of the Hindu society to mainstream.
“You have given prominence to action than words,” he said. Leaders of Arya Samaj Praveen Valke, Purushotham Shetty, Anand Shetty Addyar and Dharmendra were among those present.
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