Hyderabad (Telangana), July 13 -- : The priests of Chilkur Balaji Temple, led by Dr M V Soundararajan, hailed the Supreme Court for its verdict, which it upheld the rights of the Travancore royal family in the administration of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, one of the world's richest temples, in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.

"Today's verdict of Supreme Court on Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple case is a victory for dharma. The rights of 'padmanabhadasas' who have been serving Sree Padmanabhaswamy for over a millennia has been upheld for centuries to come by the Supreme Court," Soundararajan said.

Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court upheld the rights of the Travancore royal family in the administration of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple.

Allowing ...