Monk become's 'Impure' as he has traveled abroad

In India some of the things look absolutely WEIRD. Take the case of this Monk who had traveled to the United States and Europe. As per Conservative Hindu leaders in southern India, they are seeking to prevent this monk from heading one of the country's most popular temples saying he had become "impure" because he had traveled overseas.

The debate has divided Brahmins, or the priestly class, in the pilgrim town of Udipi, with those opposed to the monk seeking a local court to stall his anointment as the head of a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna.

Sugunendra Teertha, the monk, had traveled to the United States and Europe on, what he says, was a tour to propagate Hinduism.

But orthodox community leaders say he had committed "sagarollanghana", the Sanskrit term for crossing the seas, an act that they said defied a centuries-old tradition and left him impure. Read more...............Indian Hindus seek ban for monk who went abroad

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