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Public temple, denotes a temple belonging to a family which is a private temple is not unknown to Hindu law. In the case of a private temple it is also not unlikely that the religious reputation of the founder may be of such a high order that the private temple founded by him may attract devotees in large numbers, and the mere fact that a large number of devotees are allowed to worship in the temple would not necessarily make the private temple a public temple. On the other hand, if the public is allowed to worship the deity installed, in such a case the temple would be a public temple, Tilkayat Shri Govindallji Maharaj v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1963 SC 1683.