'Strengthening Sanatana Dharma' — 3-day national level Hindu dharma conclave begins at Tirupati

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Tirupati:A three-day national level Hindu dharma prachar conclave hosted by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, management trust of one of the most popular and richest Hindu shrines in the world, began Saturday in the temple town of Andhra Pradesh...

The various discussions these religious heads would take part in, senior officials told ThePrint, are to guide the Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad of TTD in leading a spiritual movement, sustaining the values of Hindu Sanatana Dharma for the future generations...

Bhumana said the TTD mulled the three-day dharmika sadas aiming to further spread the values embedded in our great epics, heritage, culture and religious texts of Hindu Dharma among the public especially the younger generation...

While the Andhra Pradesh BJP alleges state government sponsored conversions into Christianity under CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, the TDP, the Janasena party too have on various occasions blamed the YSRCP leaderships purposeful disregard towards Hindu temples and traditions for mismanagements, lapses, sacrilegious acts reported from across the state...

While attacking Jagan for the spate of incidents like chariot burnings, defacing of idols, and break-ins at various Hindu temples especially in his first two years rule, the opposition parties have also accused the non-believer CM of refusing to abide by a TTD rule that requires non-Hindus to declare their faith in Lord Venkateshwara before entering the hallowed sanctum...