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Temple, is as 'an edifice or place regarded primarily as the dwelling place or 'house' of a deity; hence an edifice devoted to divine worship. Historically, the word is applied to sacred buildings of Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, etc., but now to those of Hindu-ism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, etc.' The essence of the matter is the existence of a place of public religious worship. In the case of a temple, it becomes a place of public religious worship when the idol is installed and consecrated and the pranaprathishta or vivification ceremony is performed. 'Until then, it is elementary knowledge that the image does not become an object of worship. The deity does not begin to reside in the Idol (the visible image) until the consecration or the appropriate ceremony is completed, T.V.D. Naidu v. Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Administration) Department, Madras, AIR 1989 Mad 60. (See also New English Dictionary, Vol. IX, Part II)Means a place, by whatev...
Public temple
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....
Affairs of the temple
Affairs of the temple, The expression 'affairs of the temple' clearly refers to the purely secular affairs in regard to the administration of the temple, Tiekayat Shri Govind Lalji Maharaj v. State of Rajasthan (1964) 1 SCR 561: AIR 1963 SC 1638. [Rajasthan Nathwara Temple Act (13 of 1959)]...
Dedication to a temple and a Mutt
Dedication to a temple and a Mutt, The distinction between dedication to a temple and a Mutt is that in the former case it is to a particular deity, while in the latter, it is to a superior or a Mahant, The Bihar State Board Religious Trust v. Mahanth Sri Biseshwar Das, (1971) 1 SCC 574: AIR 1971 SC 2057: (1971) 3 SCR 680....
Master of the temple
Master of the temple, the chief ecclesiastical functionary of the Temple Church. The appointment is in the gift of the Crown....
Rolls of the temple
Rolls of the temple. In the two Temples was a roll called the Calves-head Roll, wherein every bencher, barrister, and student, was taxed yearly at so much to the cook and other offices of the houses, in consideration of a dinner of calves-head, provided in Easter term, Orig. Jurid. 199....
Cowper-temple clause
Cowper-temple clause. S. 14(2) of the (English) Elementary Education Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75), whereby 'no religious catechism or religious formulary, which is distinctive of any particular denomination,' migh tbe taught in a scholl provided by a School Board, and therefore may not be taught in any of the schools provided by local education authorities who have succeeded the School Boards. Re-enacted by the (English) Education Act, 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. 51), s. 28 (2)....
Religious endowment or endowment
Religious endowment or endowment, the ex-pression 'religious endowment' or 'endowment' has been defined in clause (11) of s. 9 as follows: 'Religious endowment' or 'Endowment' means all property belonging to, or given or endowed for the support of maths or temples or for the performance of any service or charity connected therewith and includes the premises of maths or temple but does not include gifts of property made as personal gifts or offerings to the head of a math or to the archaka or other employee of a temple. It follows that 'all property' belonging to, or given or endowed for the support of a temple or for the performance of any service or charity connected with the temple will constitute its endowment, including the premises of the temple, Commissioner v. Sri Ratnavarma Heggade, AIR 1977 SC 1848: (1977) 1 SCC 525: (1977) 1 SCR 889....
Hindu religious institutions
Hindu religious institutions, the Constitution of India guarantees freedom to profess, practice and propagate religion, however the Hindu religious institutions of a public character are open to all classes and sections of Hindus; Hindus include Sikhs, Jains and Budhists, Constitution of India, Art. 25(1) and (2)(b).The Hindu institutions of public character do not include private or family temples; but do not exclude denominational temples or temples founded for the benefit of particular sections of the Hindus, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 6th Edn., Vol D, p. 230....
Octostyle
Having eight columns in the front said of a temple or portico The Parthenon is octostyle but most large Greek temples are hexastyle See Hexastyle...
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