Chennai: A major controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu's Madurai after the Mayiladuthurai Collectorate refused permission to hold the traditional ritual of 'Pattina Pravesam'. Let us tell you that there is a tradition of carrying the seer of Dharmapuram Adhinam on his shoulders by the devotees in a palanquin. The Mayiladuthurai Collectorate has banned the tradition of carrying the Mahant of the Shaiva Math in a palanquin on his shoulders, citing human rights. The office bearers and followers of the Math have opened a front against this decision. Ignoring this order, he has announced to take out Pattina Pravesham Yatra.

Let us tell you that this time this yatra is to be taken out on 22 May 2022. Madurai Adhinam President Harihara Gyanasambanda Swamigal has said that, 'Dharmapuram Adhinam is 500 years old and Pattina Pravesam was running for the last 500 years. It's suddenly not happening this year, I'm sorry. Even the British had allowed Pattina Pravesam. At the same time, Vaishnava Guru Mannargudi Sri Sendlangara Jeyar says that, 'Pattina Pravesam is a religious ritual. No one has the right to stop it. It is performed by the followers of the monastery. I, as Mannargudi Jeera, warn these 'anti-religion' and 'traitor' for their anti-Hindu actions.' Mayiladuthurai Revenue Divisional Officer J Balaji had issued the ban order, also claiming that the practice was a "violation of human rights".

At the same time, the followers say that no authority has the right to restrict the 500-year-old tradition in this way. Even under British rule and after independence, no CM had banned it. It is a direct interference in religious matters. At the same time, now a demand has been made from CM MK Stalin to intervene in this matter. Let us tell you that Madurai Adhinam is considered to be the oldest Shaivite monastery in South India. This monastery is located near the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, which is one of the most important Shivashakti temples in the country. There is a tradition in this monastery by the name of Pattina Pravesham. In this, the Mahant of Dharmapuram Adhinam is carried in a palanquin by the devotees in the form of a procession on their shoulders.

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