Kanchipuram, Oct. 25 -- After a gap of 42 years, a temple chariot entered a Dalit residential locality in Puthagaram village near Walajabad in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram district on Sunday during a trial run conducted under the district administration's instructions.

The chariot procession was held for the Arulmigu Sri Muthu Kolakki Amman Temple in Puthagaram village after residents of the Dalit colony demanded that the chariot pass through their locality. However, a section of people allegedly opposed the demand, leading to a dispute over the route of the procession.

In connection with the issue, the Madras High Court had ordered that the temple chariot should enter the Dalit locality following a petition filed by Pasarai Selvaraj. Despi...