Dalit beaten for trying to enter UP temple (Times of India)
"'They not only assaulted us but also threatened us with dire consequences and demanded money to purify the temple,' said Sudhir. 'The priests used filthy language against us,' he further alleged."
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Caste Hindus quit village, protest Dalits’ temple entry (Express News Service, December 13, 2008):
"Opposing the proposed temple entry of Dalits, all the 200 upper caste Hindu families, along with their cattle left Panthapuli village near Sankarankovil (under Karivalamvanthanallur police station limits) on Friday morning and took shelter at the nearby Ettiseri hillock."
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