Parakkum Kavadi: Give Up Self Torturing Faith Based Practices, Exhorts Madras HC

Ashok Kini

11 Feb 2019 6:17 PM IST

  • Parakkum Kavadi: Give Up Self Torturing Faith Based Practices, Exhorts Madras HC

    “What might have been relevant and consistent in ancient times need not necessarily must have contextual relevance”

    No God is expecting from anybody to torture his own body for atonement, said Justice N. Seshasayee while exhorting temple authorities to start thinking of giving up self-torturing faith based practices. The Madurai Bench of the High Court was considering a petition challenging rejecting the usage of cranes in the milk pot, Parakkum Kavadi procession. The court was told that, one of...

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