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Bihar begins process to make deities owner of temple land instead of priests

The Bihar government has started the process to make deities owners of the temple land instead of priests, Law Minister Pramod Kumar said on Friday.

The Law Department will soon issue a circular, removing the names of priests from the revenue records to protect the properties from unauthorised claims, Mr. Kumar told PTI on the decision that is likely to have widespread socio-political ramifications in the state.

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