The Supreme Court has observed that rituals and practices performed as part of a long-standing religious tradition should not be disturbed on grounds of possible public inconvenience.

The observation came while considering the dispute relating to the performance of Udayasthamana Pooja at the iconic Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala on Vrishchikam Ekadasi.

A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi noted that the Udayasthamana Pooja has been performed on Vrishchikam Ekadasi “since long.”

The Court said, “ Any ritual which is being performed at any place or site of worship as part of long-standing tradition, and has assumed religious significance, ought not be unsettled on the apprehension that there would be potential public inconvenience. The faith of the worshi

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