All Banke Bihari donations must go to deity: Supreme Court
Senior advocate Maninder Singh said the sevayats cover the donation box put up by the temple management committee with flowers to prevent devotees from putting their donations into it. These donations are then taken away by the sevayats, he said. Senior advocate Maninder Singh said the sevayats cover the donation box put up by the temple management committee with flowers to prevent devotees from…
The Supreme Court has issued a stern warning to the Banke Bihari temple at Vrindavan, ordering that all donations given to the deity must come directly from devotees, not sevayats. The court-appointed high-powered committee found that sevayats were pocketing donations meant for the temple. Senior advocate Maninder Singh explained that sevayats cover the donation box with flowers to prevent donations from entering.
Despite counsel arguing that a court decree permits sevayats to keep a portion of the donations, the court ruled that all contributions must be deposited in the temple donation boxes or credited online into the temple's account. The bench emphasized that donations should go to the deity to fulfill 'bhandari' duties.
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