Tirupati Laddu Row: End government control of Hindu temples – Deeptiman Tiwary

The British saw temples not only as a gateway to socio-political influence but also as a repository of massive wealth and thus the need for official oversight. From 1810 to 1817, they enacted a series of laws in the presidencies of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay that gave them the right to interfere in temple administration. […]