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Archakas skip archanas to Gods
Archakas skip archanas to Gods. In pursuance of their long-pending demands, members of Telangana Archaka, Udyoga Sangham went on an indefinite strike on Tuesday. They staged a dharna at Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple at Chikkadpally here.
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Pujas, archanas not performed in about 650 temples across the State
Hyderabad: In pursuance of their long-pending demands, members of Telangana Archaka, Udyoga Sangham went on an indefinite strike on Tuesday. They staged a dharna at Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple at Chikkadpally here.
As a result, there were no pujas and archanas performed to the presiding deities in around 650 temples all over the State. Arjitha sevas in many temples, barring the Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple in Bhadrachalam and a few other major temples, were affected.
The agitators’ demands included payment of salaries through the State treasury on par with the office staff of the Endowments Department. Meanwhile, in Khammam, archakas and other employees of various temples in the city took out a rally from Kalvavoddu Anjaneya Swamy temple to Jalanjaneya Swamy temple to mark their protest against the State government’s failure to fulfil its promises made to them earlier.
The rally culminated into a meeting at Jalanjaneya Swamy temple where the agitators vowed to continue their stir till the government conceded to all their demands. Khammam MLA P Ajay Kumar and other Congress leaders extended their support to the archakas’ indefinite strike.
