February 10, 2017 7:57 PM

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Priests ought not to obstruct communication between devotee & God: HC

Priests ought not to obstruct communication between devotees and God, the Delhi High Court today said while giving suggestions on managing the rush of people at Kalkaji Temple here.<br/><br/>The observation came from Justice J R Midha who also said that the working in the temple has to improve. There is only a fraction of a second for a person to view the deity. Within that fraction of a second, there should be no obstruction between devotees and God the court said. The priests are there only to obstruct. Give a person one or two seconds to communicate with God. <br/><br/>The priests are not better enlightened that they can communicate to God better than devotees, the judge said. The observations came during hearing of a priest's plea seeking a judicial order to restrain his two sisters from doing puja and 'sewa' at the temple and sharing offerings collected.<br/><br/>However, the priest today agreed to an interim arrangement to pay Rs six lakh each to his two sisters from the offerings collected during the 'puja sewa' from February 7 to March 7. Since the darshan by devotees was managed by the police station of Kalkaji, the court has sought the presence of the Station House Officer of that police station on the next date of hearing on February 21. The court also asked the lawyers from both sides to visit the temple and to suggest measures by which the darshan process can be made smoother.<br/>

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