Udupi: The controversial ritual of ‘Made Snana’, a dubious ritual as part of which people from the Scheduled Tribes and lower castes roll on the plantain leaves and food leftovers of lunch served to Brahmins in the temple town of Udupi in Dakshina Kannada district, has been banned. Even the ‘Ede Snana’ ritual has been banned by Sri Vidyadheesha Theertha Swamiji of Paryaya Sri Palimar Mutt.
The temple town of Udupi got rid of the age-old custom that is observed on the day of the Champa Shashti festival at Sri Krishna Mutt premises. Champa Shashti at the Subrahmanya Gudi in the Sri Krishna Mutt premises here was observed yesterday without the ‘Ede Snana’ ritual.
