“The temples are under your management; you are therefore to see that offering to the gods and the temple illumination are duly regulated, as directed out of government grants.”

—  Tipu Sultan

Circular of Tipu Sultan to local administrators on 1790. Cited in "India as a Secular State" Page 72 by "Donald Eugene Smith" https://books.google.com.sa/books?id=8zXWCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA72
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