Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Santhigiri


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Deletion is not a substitute for cleanup. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:14, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Santhigiri

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Appears to be an ad for a non-notable cult. No references except to the ashram's own site. Neon Merlin  18:37, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  -- - SpacemanSpiff {{{sup|  Calvin}}Hobbes 18:38, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions.  -- - SpacemanSpiff {{{sup|  Calvin}}Hobbes 18:39, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete and protect Karunakara Guru, a related article, seems to be undergoing this same process. I recommend the same treatment. a little   insignificant  20:52, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep A simple gnews search gives 102] reliable source references, not all of them significant, but enough to show notability. - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 21:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * keep and cleanup - subject has been covered by reliable sources on dozens of occasions: The Hindu covers medical clinic Express Buzz covers VP dying The Hindu covers opening of 3rd branch healing practice mentioned prominently by Asia Times and many more. Also many otherwise small mentions saying things like "a renowned spiritual centre" or "well-known" showing that it is an important organization in India. (Additionally, there are certainly non-English sources given that English isn't the countries primary language) --ThaddeusB (talk) 03:55, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. ThaddeusB has given enough evidence to show the notability. Salih  ( talk ) 04:28, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep based on the sources found by other editors. Edward321 (talk) 00:52, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Quite a few sources showing notability. Priyanath talk 21:34, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
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