Dalit Women Staged Sit-In Protest After Being Refused to Perform Rituals at Odisha Temple

Last Update:09 November 2024 21:54 IST

Protesters filed a complaint at Marshaghai police station on Saturday, demanding action against those who stopped them from offering milk to the deity.

Dalit women said that the temple priest and some Upper caste people stopped them. (File image: PTI)

Several Dalit women sat on dharna in front of a temple in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Saturday after they were denied to perform the ritual of offering milk to the deity in the holy month of Kartik, police said.

The women accused the temple priests and a group of upper caste people of not allowing them to perform religious rituals at the Siddheswari Ramachandi Shakthi temple in Garajanga village under Marsaghai block of the district.

Protesters filed a complaint at Marshaghai police station on Saturday, demanding action against those preventing them from giving milk to the deity.

“We have received a complaint regarding this issue. Efforts are being made to resolve the issue peacefully. Talks are being held with senior members, both upper caste and dalit. Police are stationed in the village and monitoring the situation closely to prevent any possible breach of peace. However, the situation is under control as of now.” said Purna Chandra Pattayat, Inspector-in-Charge of Marshaghai police station.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)

Location :

Kendrapara, India