People of all the Indian Faiths ( Jain, Buddhist & Sikh) should be allowed into the temple & treated on par with Hindus if they wish to have darshan - at the same time we should respect their desire to preserve their religious identity (as Sikh, Jain etc)
I have no comments on non-admission of people of other faiths but I feel personally hurt that singer Yesudas should have been denied entry.
RE: why do people from other religion be allowed ?
by TK on Jan 14, 2006 09:43 PM Permalink
Ohhh Vijay ... you are terrible man ...
Terrorist is not going to come to temple for worship ... if he is hell bent on getting there, he will ... a board outside the temple is not going to stop him ...
By the way .. what has rediff to do with natural disaster etc .. they are doing journalism at the best ... you are confused. I think the people who make the decisions about temple are of similar. Dont let your personal feelings hurt a nation ...we live in society and there is lot of give and take there...if you stop someone .. someone is going to stop you sooner or later and this will continue for ever ... so better learn fast and try to live with others.
The providence is common to mankind. The devine power does not discriminate human beings. Caste and religion has been a via-media man has created to acheive his mean goals. Temples should be common and it is against lord krishna himself to deny dharshan for people like yesudas, who has recited narayaneeyam, a class better then any hindu.
It is very essential not to allow non-hindus to temples.
Hindus are a community which is hated by most of the non-indian religions and they spread various matters to misguide intellectuals and ordinary citizens from outside India who are eager to know more about hindu spiritualism or vedanta philosophy. If all are permitted to temples that will be starting of an end to destroy Hindu culture which is very vital for the world peace and harmony.
Not allowing people from different religion or people with neutral beliefs on religion is a shame on any religious place. God doesnt treat people different but why we humans?
I would first of all, like to thank George Iype, the author, for bringing this issue to light.
I myself am a hindu and a believer of Lord Krishna. There have been a couple of occasions when I have been able to go to Guruvayoor. I remember the first time I went there and saw the board outside which restricted non-hindus from entering the temple, I really felt shocked.
Can someone tell me, what makes the Guruvayoor temple alone, so privileged! Sabarimala sees a lot of non hindus every year.And a lot of hindus who go there visit Vavar Swamy (He was the Muslim lieutenant of Lord Aiyappa) first and then proceed to visit Lord Aiyappa (Note: This is a tradition that has been prevalent for long). My point here is that Hinduism is not a religion that objects to others believing or following it. Another example here could be ISKON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness).
So, finally, what are we talking about? A bunch of self proclaimed architects of the religion called the "Guruvayoor Devaswom Board" who sit there and decide what is right and what is not!!! Gimme a break!
RE:Blame it on them!
by praveen on Jan 07, 2006 12:57 AM Permalink
Note: The idea is not mine, I think, I read this in an article by Dr. Kak. There is a distinction in the way Hinduism and other religions perceive places of worship. For Christiams and Muslims the place of worship is a place to get together and pray to God. This can be anywhere. A room full of beleivers will do. Even though this idea is somewhat present even in Hinduism, atleast those Hindus who beleive in temples, believe that a temple is a place where God has accepted the request of mortals to have a special presence of. So, why do people who dont beleive in that God want to visit Him? The case of Yesudas is interesting. If he so much worships Lord Krishna, why dont he become Krishna Das? Who is preventing him? Let me remind you that, its not only Lord Krishna Yesudas has sung devotions for. Depending on the pilgrimage season, you can find his songs for all Gods, whether, Hindu, Muslim or Christian. (I am not blaming him for that). As for Buddhists, there are vast sections of Hindus who believe they are a part of Hinduism.
The statement of Azhvayoor Raman Namboodiri is not correct. In Sabarimala all the religions can go and worship. Sabarimala culture is a syncretic. Please correct the sentence.
RE:about Guruvayoor News
by ajay on Jan 05, 2006 07:22 PM Permalink
I am born a brahmin but have made it a point that I would not visit a place of worship where a person' s identity for caste and religion is questioned.
How can we descriminate in the name of religion? A religion should be broad minded if it has to be propogated to be great.
It is a pity that non Hindus, who are the devotee of lord Krishna not allowed into the temple to Pray. The people in Kerala and the government must make sure that it is done. But I would like to inform you that in Sabarimala irrespective of religion everyone is allowed. The only thing is that the set of rules for ayyappans must be strictly adhered to.
