Sri Renuka Yallamma
Temple at Saundatti near Belgaum in Karnataka is
planning to train people to become priests. Students, who have passed 'Kavya'
in Sanskrit as an optional subject after SSLC or PUC, are eligible to join the
course. There is no limit for admission and no fee for joining the 3-year
course. The temple will also provide free boarding facility for the students.
Times of India reports
Sri Renuka Yallamma Temple Management Committee (SRYTMC) of
Savadatti is all set to open a Veerashaivagama Pathashale, a religious
education school in the temple premises to train people to become priests.
The temple will initially start a three-year religious
course called Pravara from this year under the guidance of the department of
religious and charitable endowments. This is said to be the first school in
north Karnataka region to offer government-approved religious courses. The
dormitory of the temple has been reserved for the school.
The temple has already invited applications for the course. The last day to
submit applications is September 20.