LEGAL STRUGGLE of Hindu Nadar Community against take over moves of H.R. & C.E. Department over Nadar Community managed temples.

The Hindu Nadar Community of Sebathiapuram, hamlet of Sawyerpuram, Srivaikuntam Taluk lega struggle for a declaration that temples viz., Muthumalai Amman Temple, Narayanaswamy Temple and Ananda Vinayagar temple are denominational temples belonging to the Nadar community. These Nadar community managed temples were founded by the to Hindu Nadars of Sebathiapuram from out of their own funds and the other community people living in Sebathiapuram did not have any right of management in the suit temples.

Kodai Festival was used to be celebrated from out of the contribution collected from the members of Hindu Nadar community of Sebathiapuram and not from Hindu Nadars of other villages and from the members of other community of Sebathiapuram.

In one of the legal struggle agains Assistant Commissioner, H.R. and C.E. , a particular temple in the village Sivagurnathapuram belonging to Hindu Nadars of that village was held to be a denominational temple.

Hindu Nadars are a minority community with peculiar customs, manners and mode of religious worship, living mostly in Tirunelveli, Ramnad, Madurai Districts, of Tamil Nadu. At Sebathiayapuram, a section of that community is living and their ancestors have put up from out of their own funds, the three temples. The Hindu Nadars have a special mode of worship with distinct specific rituals. They collect subscription from among themselves and celebrate 'Kodai' festival in the month of Panguni and in Adi every year. The 'Kodai' festival itself is evolved as a separate cult not ordinarily followed by the recognised Siva and Vishnu Temples. They also offer special pujas at the time of Vinayagasadurthi....

However no further substantial document proof could be given to legal authorities for establishing as Denominational society, which gives a lesson for the importance of document about society special cut and rituals distinct from other communities.