151 of 1977, wherein the Hon'ble First Bench of the Madras High Court, vide an Order dated, directed the department to make a decision under Section 63(a) of the HR&CE Act (Act 22 of 1959, Tamil Nadu) whether the Ponnuranga Devalayam Temple is a Hindu temple or not, before proceeding any further.
Immediately after Salai Aandavargal attained Mahasamādhi on, during the late 1970s and the 1980s, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE), Tamil Nadu, had attempted to take control of the Ponnaranga Devalayam Temple, which was heavily contested by the Temple before the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in Writ Appeal No.
Further, the senior disciples of the religion prefix the word 'Meivazhi' before their name and suffix the word 'Anandar', while the younger disciples have the word 'Salai' prefixed to their names. The senior disciples who had received spiritual revelations ( Tamil: உபதேசம் Upatēcam) from Salai Aandavargal, wear saffron clothing and wear saffron pointed turban with an upward-pointing crescent symbol called as 'Kilnaamam' ( Tamil: கிள்நாமம் Kiḷnāmām). The Temple stipulates a dress-code for its followers, which are white panchakacham and a white, pointed turban for its male followers, while its female followers wear a headscarf. The religion forbids smoking, alcohol, gambling, and theft, and practices vegetarianism. Its official liturgical language is Tamil. It has only one temple all across the world, which is situated at Meivazhi Salai in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, named as the Ponnaranga Devalayam ( Tamil: பொன்னரங்க தேவாலயம், Poṉṉaraṅka tēvālayam). It allows membership irrespective of caste, creed, colour or religion, but the only requirement for being a disciple of Meivazhi religion is to be a believer in God. Although its founder was born in a Muslim family, it draws strongly from Hinduism. It has its own set of holy scriptures that runs up to four volumes, along with a unique prayer system and festivals. Its focus is on spiritual enlightenment and conquest of death by attaining Heaven, through the teachings and blessings of its founder and leader, Meivazhi Salai Aandavargal ( Tamil: மெய்வழி சாலை ஆண்டவர்கள் meyvaḻi cālai āṇṭavarkaḷ), who is believed to be the final incarnation of God expected by all religion. It seeks to spread the true purpose of every religion which originated on Earth and preaches the oneness of all religions such as Saivism, Vaishnavism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, etc., and united more than 69 castes into a single community. Meivazhi ( Tamil: மெய்வழி Meyvaḻi), meaning 'the True Path', also known as the "மறலி கை தீண்டா சாலை ஆண்டவர்கள் மெய் மதம்", is a syncretic monotheistic religion based in Tamil Nadu, India.
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