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Why did minald eviwaive offthe pilgri magetax​

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why did minald eviwaive off the pilgrimage tax ?

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The Pilgrim Tax, apparently introduced in the

seventeenth century, was a major source of

revenue to the Puri temple for nearly two

centuries. Under this system, pilgrims visiting the

Jagannatha temple were expected to pay a

stipulated amount and obtain passes in order to

enter the town and perform worship and rituals in

the temple. The income generated by the Pilgrim

Tax was large enough to take care of the

administrative and religious expenses of the

temple. The British discontinued the practice in

1803 after they conquered Odisha, but introduced

it again in 1806. In the next two decades, the

Pilgrim Tax became a subject of severe debate

among the English, in which missionaries, British

administrators, the press and other groups

participated. As a result, the tax was finally

abolished in 1840.

The history of the Pilgrim Tax is interesting

in many ways. It reveals a number of intricate

dimensions involved in the relationship between

religious institutions, political power,economy and

society. It also tells us about the hegemonic roles

played by some classes and social groups and

how others challenge these roles to their own

advantage. An elaborate study of all these aspects

will occupy a full-length monograph. This is

beyond the scope of the present paper. This paper

only tries to trace a brief history of the tax in Puri

A Brief History of the Pilgrim Tax in Puri

Manorama Tripathy

and understand why the British finally abolished

it.

There are no records which tell us when

the system of Pilgrim Tax was introduced in Puri.

It is well known that Muslim rulers introduced it

in India. It continued under the early Mughal

rulers, Babur and Humayun, and also under Sher

Shah Suri in various parts of the country that fell

under their rule. There were three advantages with

this system. The first was that the management of

the temple could be carried out with the revenue

generated by this tax. The second was that the

orthodox Muslim nobility who adhered to the

Islamic law and opposed state support for idolatry

were appeased by the imposition of a tax on

pilgrimage. The third was that it favoured the

economic interests of the Hindu temple

functionaries and middlemen who benefitted from

this additional revenue.

The Mughal ruler Akbar (r. 1556-1605)

abolished the Pilgrim Tax in 1563 as a part of his

larger policy of religious harmony. 1At this time,

Odisha was ruled by Mukunda (r.1560-1568), a

general who had usurped the throne from the Bhoi

ruler of Khurda, Raghurama Chhotaraya (r.1558-

1560). RaghuramaChhotaraya was the son of

Chakrapratapa (r.1549-1557) and grandson of

GovindaVidyadhara (r. 1542-1549), who had put

an end to the rule of the Suryavamshi Gajapatis

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