‘Salaam Aarti’ ritual in temples will now be called ‘Aarti Namaskara’: Minister Shashikala Jolle
Bengaluru: The state government is renaming ‘Salaam Aarti’ ritual, which was started by Tipu Sultan, as ‘Aarti Namaskara’, Minister for Muzrai, Haj and Wakf Shashikala Jolle has said.
Renaming of the ‘Deevatige Salaam’, ‘Salaam Aarti’ and ‘Salaam Mangalarati’ rituals, which are conducted regularly at temples under the Muzrai Department, was discussed in the Karnataka Dharmika Parishad, she said, adding, “The Parishad members brought to my notice that many devotees had appealed to get the names of the ‘aarti’ ritual in several temples under the Muzrai Department changed, following which, the members discussed the issue in detail.”
The minister said that, going by the advice of senior priests, the ritual ‘Deevatige Salaam’ will be called ‘Deevatige Namaskara’, ‘Salaam Aarti’ will be called ‘Aarti Namaskara’ and ‘Salaam Mangalarati’ will be named ‘Mangalarati Namaskara’. A circular will be issued for the temples to continue the rituals as before, but with a change in the name, she added.
Jolle also clarified that the rituals would not be cancelled. “There is only a change in the name, with words from Indian languages being used now,” the minister said.
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Elderly man dies after part of slab falls on him in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): A 75-year-old man died after some portion of a slab in a two-storey residential structure collapsed on him in Mumbai's Bhandup area on Saturday morning, officials said.
The incident occurred at Tulshipada in Patkar Compound of Bhandup West around 9.45 am, they said.
"The victim, identified as Susai Daevdas Kaunder, was injured when some part of the slab on the upper floor of a two-storey structure fell on him," a civic official said.
He was immediately taken to nearby Navkaar Hospital, where he was declared dead, the official said.
