When the Swaminarayan sect said in court that 'we are not Hindus'

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The Swaminarayan sect told the Supreme Court of India that its followers are not part of the Hindu religion.
The argument came in a case linked to dalits' entry into temples and the discrimination faced by them.
The sect's representatives tried to prove their separate religious identity before the country's top court.
The claim matters because the case concerns temple access and caste-based discrimination.

How the Supreme Court responds to the sect's claim of being outside Hinduism
The court's eventual ruling on dalit temple entry and discrimination in the case

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