To raise the spirit of Tamil people, temples should be in the hands of devotees – Sadhguru

During his Maha Shivaratri address on 11 March, 2021, Sadhguru pointed out that temples in Tamil Nadu state were declining at a rapid rate. It would be better if they were placed under the care of ardent devotees rather than the government.

Sadhguru observed that it was shameful that temples captured for greed by the East India Company 300 years ago, continue to languish in dilapidated states of utter neglect even 74 years after freedom from colonial rule. “If the same situation persists, all but 10 important temples will not exist in the next 100 years,” said Sadhguru ominously.

The Free Tamil Temple movement is active in India, especially Tamil Nadu state.