It should be noted that like every year, Mangaladevi Temple comes under the Muzarai department of the government has been organizing the Navaratri fair that will be held between October 15 and October 24. It is worth noting that the Mangaladevi Temple comes under the state government’s Muzrai (Hindu religious endowment) department. 

 

 

 

The committee members had submitted a complaint regarding the boycott of Muslim traders in the Navaratri fare at the historical Mangaladevi Temple in Mangaluru city in Dakshina Kannada district. The committee submitted a complaint against the boycott to the District Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada on Thursday.

 

 

 

The honorary presidents of the committee DK Imthiyaz and Sunil Kumar Bajal have claimed that Muslim vendors were excluded during the auction process undertaken to allot shops in the temple premises.

 

However the temple management said that there was no restriction on Muslim vendors adding that the auction process for 94 shops in the temple courtyard was open to all, however, no non-Hindu trader participated in the auction. The temple management said that the auction process was conducted in accordance with the guidelines laid by the District Collector.

 

Last year, following the Hijab Controversy, and in a protest of the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha, Hindu rights organisations including Bajrang Dal a boycott Muslim traders and asked the temple administration to not to allow Muslim traders to participate in the fair