Donate to support PRIESTS/SEVAKS of our Ancient Temples
It is a known fact the priests, for their livelihood, in the smaller
ancient temples depend only on the few devotees who visit the
temples. They are not paid even a meagre salary and are also
expected to run the daily activities of the temple. In spite of the
economic hardships they continue to serve God and Dharma.
Who we are ?
We are Indic Collective, a registered trust whose mission is to safeguard the architectural and spiritual
heritage of our ancient temples, ensuring they continue to stand as beacons of culture, faith, and history
for generations to come. Rooted in Chennai, we are a dedicated community of volunteers, historians, architects,
and devotees working tirelessly to preserve these sacred sites.
What we do ?
We help the sevaks of the ancient temples by providing them with a monthly amount of Rs 5000. This will help them for
their livelihood and also enable them to continue their service to dharma. These ancient temple sevaks are in great need of extensive help from
us. We must do what we can to help these sevaks and ensure that they
are able to continue to serve the temples. In ancient days, besides
fulfilling the spiritual needs of a person, the temple was a place
for learning, dedication of music and dance.
Why we do ?
The temple ecosystem keeps afloat the Dharma in the villages of Tamil Nadu. It keeps people rooted to their religion,
dharma and values. Conversion becomes impossible when the local temple functions well and people go there regularly.
The village temple archakas and sevaks are now “endangered species” We have to at once start supporting them
to ensure they do not become “extinct”.
There are about 35000 village temples under Government control. They do not even get Rs. 5000/- per annum, which means these individual temples do not even
get Rs. 40 a day. Shouldn't the preservation of these temples be our next goal of Dharma?
The Agamas tell of unspeakable punyam (merit) which is incurred by supporting the efforts to preserve the sacred sites.
Initial List of Beneficiaries
How can you help ?
We urge our users to donate in their ability in helping these ancient
temple sevaks. For thousands of years, Hindus have built temples as the
abode of their deities, to create a central place in cities, towns, and
villages, where communities gather and spend time in spiritual pursuits.
It is our duty to help keep these temple ecosystems alive and ensure
that the people who serve Dharma and God are receiving the support they
need.
Donate now and also spread the word by sharing the link to others. Let us commit to providing Regular support to Deserving sevaks and helping them in service to dharma.
Note: Hindu Donations is not the official representative of the temples. We are committed to supporting the Temple Sevaks to help them in their service to Dharma. The funds raised in this campaign are not for any specific temple but rather for the sevaks who play an important role in maintaining the temple ecosystem.
Why Donate ?
Save ancient temples from ruin
Support temple sevaks and archakas
Help preserve agamic traditions and vedic wisdom
Periodic updates will be added to this section highlighting the current progress and status of the campaign.
Indic Dakshina: Help temple servitors to cope with the COVID lockdown
Hindu Temples act as the nerve-centres of dharmic activities. Most of the small temples are run by
the donations received from the devotees visiting the temple. There is an elaborate ecosystem that ensures
the continuity of the daily worship of the devatas. The Priests, ritualistic art performers, and
other Ambalavasi (temple servitors) communities work day in and out with devotion for keeping dharma alive.
These servitors of the divine feed their families from the offerings provided by the visitors
in most of the tiny rural shrines. The lockdown for combating the Covid–19 pandemic had almost stopped the
flow of devotees to temples pushing the temple servitors into poverty.
We ran a fundraiser in the year 2020, aimed at helping the temple servitors combat the Covid-19 lockdown. The fundraiser was a huge success and managed to raise Rs 50 Lakhs in donations.
The proceedings of the fundraiser were disbursed to >1000 temple servitors – priests, musicians, cooks, sweepers, florists etc from 342 temples across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, Karnataka and West Bengal.
The complete details of the temples served in this fundraiser can be found here
Indic Collective
Verified
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Started in 2017
Our mission is to safeguard the architectural and spiritual
heritage of our ancient temples, ensuring they continue to stand
as beacons of culture, faith, and history for generations to come.
Rooted in Chennai, we are a dedicated community of volunteers,
historians, architects, and devotees working tirelessly to
preserve these sacred sites.
We envision a future where our temples are not only
preserved but revitalized, serving as vibrant centers of learning,
community, and spirituality. Our efforts aim to protect these
historic structures from the ravages of time, weather, and
neglect, ensuring they remain active places of worship and
cultural significance.
Together, we can safeguard our heritage. Join us in
preserving the legacy of our ancestors for the benefit and
inspiration of future generations.
Contact
+91 9841942152
namaste@indiccollective.org
5E, BHARAT GANGA APARTMENT, MAHALAKSHMI NAGAR, 4TH CROSS STREET, ADAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU - 600088
Formed to stand for the cause of all things Indic, this group of individuals, activists and advocates is determined to pave the way for an Indic renaissance.
T.R. Ramesh
Trustee
Sri T.R. Ramesh is the president of the Indic Collective. He is a relentless campaigner against violations and irregular practices in temple administration. He has taken on the HR & CE Department in several temples and on several issues across Tamil Nadu.
Ravilochanan Iyengar
Trustee
Ravilochanan is a finance professional who is interested in economics and history. Is a student of Indic orthopraxy, philosophy and keen on demographic studies. A believer in constitutional process to arrive at solutions for the problems undermining Indic communities at large.
Anjali George
Trustee
Anjali George is an activist, writer and a reformer who is extremely passionate and ardent about the preservation of Indic and indigenous cultures. She is one of the pioneers behind the ‘ready to wait’ movement, which was launched in opposition of a politically motivated attack by so called feminists on the tradition of Sabarimala temple. She also serves as a group member of the ‘People for Dharma’.
Shreehari Kutsa
Trustee
Shreehari Kutsa is a Bengaluru-based Chartered Accountant turned Advocate practicing mainly in the Karnataka High Court and various tax Tribunals. He is committed to the cause of freeing Hindu Temples from Government control and protecting Indic spaces from interference by the elected and unelected State authorities. Shreehari is also working on tackling demographic inversion.
Madhusudhan Srinivasan
Trustee
Madhusudhan Srinivasan is a scientist with training in polymeric materials science with an emphasis on bio-based products & sustainable development. He is deeply interested in dharmic & environmental issues.
Ashish Dhar
Operations Head
Ashish Dhar is a Mechanical Engineer turned Social Entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Pragyata, the operations partner of Indic Collective and manages the outreach, communication, IT and other back-end operations of the trust.
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