P.C. Hary vs Guruvayoor Devaswom Managing Committee - Temple - Pooja - Inconvenience To Public

Religion - Temple Rituals -Any ritual which is being performed at any place or site of worship as part of long-standing tradition, and has assumed religious significance, ought not be unsettled on the apprehension that there would be potential public inconvenience. The faith of the worshippers at large ought not to be put aside on the anvil of managerial and administrative concerns and must be given precedence and respect as far as possible. The performance of the pooja by Acharyas is conducted for enhancing the divinity of deity. On special occasions such as Vrishchikam Ekadasi, inconvenience to public cannot be a ground to discontinue/alter the rituals/pooja to be performed on the said day for deity. [SC directed that Udayasthamana Pooja in Guruvayoor Temple shall be continued in the manner as it was being performed as per the tradition of the temple on Vrishchikam Ekadasi without any change. ](Para 6-9)