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Dalits gain access to temple after almost 1,000 years

For the first time in almost a mil­lennium, Dalits in the northeast­ern district of Dolpa have gained entry into the famous Balatripu­rasundari Bhagwati temple

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By Annapurna Expresss published on 2018-06-02 17:06:00
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For the first time in almost a mil­lennium, Dalits in the northeast­ern district of Dolpa have gained entry into the famous Balatripu­rasundari Bhagwati temple. Local priests claim that the shrine was built before the year 1057. Dalits, a traditionally downtrodden commu­nity, belong to the lowest rung of the Hindu caste hierarchy and continue to face discrimination even though the country’s laws ban any form of caste-based discrimination.

 

Local Man Bahadur Sarki says that Dalits had failed to gain entry into the temple despite repeated efforts to do so. Although there is a Dalit settlement adjacent to the temple, never before had they been able to worship in it.

 

“It was a huge struggle to make it possible for Dalits to worship col­lectively in the temple,” says Lila Tamata of Ked, a local NGO.

 

Local Dalits are extremely hap­py about the change. “In a district where caste-based bigotry is rife, the change marks an important mile­stone in the movement towards Dalit emancipation,” says Kali Chalaune, chairperson of the district interpar­ty women’s network.

 

BY TEK BAHADUR SHAHI | DOLPA

 

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