Wadsworth, J.

1. These two appeals both relate to claims made by the appellants who represent the minority section of the Senguntha community in a village, to establish rights of a religious or quasi-religious nature in a village temple. It is common ground that the temple is a public temple with an endowment from public funds, but that the Senguntha community performs certain festivals therein, financing them by contributions levied from the community in proportion to their means. There also appears to be no doubt that, owing to factions in the community, the plaintiffs discontinued their contributions and by way of retaliation, the majority excluded them from certain religious privileges.

2. Second Appeal No. 1180 relates to an observance known as Kappu Kattu. Second Appeal No. 38 relates to another observance known as Diparathana. Kappu Kattu is a rite whereby the unmarried boys of the caste go through a sort of initiation which consists in the tying of a sacred string round the wrist as preparatory to their taking part along with others in the festival. Diparathana consists in the making of offerings of cocoanut, betel and fruits to the God on the occasion of the festival