What is wrong in having customs. Are all people even scantily dressed allowed in vatican? Can you wear a bindi and enter a mosque without cap? Can you enter harmandir sahib without the cap?
Why all the fuss over hindu temples? Dont we act too stupid in this. If things have to change they will. Peoplehave the power in this religion to do the changes. You dont need secularists for that.
The hindu marriage ritual, death ritual all have gone very many changes. Pl readand understand this way of life first before writing stupid things
Does the burial ground of the christian and muslim not take enough of city space? why dont they change to cremation?
pl donot mix things else you will create unwanted elements like what the USA and ISREAL are doing with the muslims
My understanding is that a Tantri is not a regular priest of a temple ; He will do special poojas and rituals during festivals. Normally in other temples the Melsanthi is the regular priest. A Tantri will be so busy that he will not take note of who is entering the temple. It is the temple authorities who inform the Tantri about a Christian entering to the temple and such issues.
In future the Tantri can let the temple authorities decide who is Christian and Who is non Hindu. Tantri should seek get a written complaint from temple authorities that a christian has entered the temple and punyaha is needed
All caste related issues general public will put blame on Brahmins. So Brahmins must play diplomacy and avoid such controversies. The truth is now caste based discrimination is done not by Brahmins but by other communities (for inst the Gujjar-Meena problem) but still Brahmins are always blamed. Thats the general norm.
Brahmins don't give chance for others to blame you. Play wise. Time demands that
I have seen the problem actually in Rediff mail and panickar In kerala people dont care about this they have other things like Munnar problem, the chickangunia fever etc to worry about it so shame for rediff and its columnists
RE:who is caring
by bluebie on Jul 23, 2007 03:13 AM Permalink
and john dayal, where are u from to write such a wonderful epitaph for kerala? i live there and have also lived in several other places in india before that and can say that it is one of the better places to live in. don't spread misinformation....
It,s a shame to all the people of India, where people still think of religions.How come such narrow thoughts come in a cosmopolitan state like India where thousands of religions exists with thusands of castes for thousands of years. Nobody in India can clain that he is a pue Hindu orIslam or Sikh or what ever that may be as already lots of mingles( as far as religion is concerned) might have happened in a family , which even that person might not be aware of.
Why are we Indians obsessed with making mountains out of mole hills? How does it matter who enters a place of worship as long as the purpose is for worship? Even more surprising to find Keralites so rigid about this, the general impression of Keralites is that they are very tolerant and not bigoted unlike people from certain other areas of India. In any event, these are all man made rules, God, in any form, has never made such petty rules for his devotees. Lighten up, India. Learn to live and let live. Lets focus our efforts on obtaining a better quality of living for all rather than petty bickering about who should not be permitted to enter a place of worship.
"Instead, by acting in haste, the tantri has created a situation where, if Ravikrishna produces proof that he is a Hindu, we are all in trouble."
The priest jumped to a conclusion about Ravikrishna's religion. He should have asked for clarification before performing rites. Yes.
But regarding not allowing non-hindus in temple, no non-hindu has a business to demand entry. It is upto us hindus to decide that. In amny temples, it is allowed. In some like Guruvayoor, it is not. Fair enough. Only thing hasty and arbitrary action to be avoided.
I have rethought my earlier stand of allowing entry to non-hindus after the vicious, virulent, unjustified and non-factual assault on hinduism launched by Christian evangelists. Now I support the line taken by Dheeraj Akula with qualification that there should be no hasty/arbitrary action.
This Gods own country was a hindu base, we welcomed other religions to live along with us.
Does this mean secularisim? Yes. If Yes, then lets also understand that other religions living along should not step into the thin avoidable boundarys set.
I step into a gurdwara, am asked to cover my head with a cloth. Same is the case when i enter a mosque. At a chruch, i am asked to kneel down when i pray.
So why cry and crib, when you are asked to follow some set rules, for each religion.
Above all, these are places of worship, not amusement parks. When we could follow rules at amusement parks, why not at place of worship.
RE:Yes!! Its aviodable if media understands what to expose and what not to expose
by Rakeysh Chopra on Jun 13, 2007 03:11 PM Permalink
Dear dumbo saptagiri, you dont need to kneel down to pray in church. hahaahahha. You can stand and pray or just stand or just sit and go home. Nothing stops you.
RE:Yes!! Its aviodable if media understands what to expose and what not to expose
by SapthaGiri A on Jun 13, 2007 06:30 PM Permalink
Thanks! Mr Idiot,
My intentions were to discuss about rules which exist in every religion. Nothing more. But, you have conveyed your ignorance by missing that.
Nothing more to be said about an idiot who doesnt understand what he has written. This is some serious discussion, which is not for junk heads like you.
RE:Yes!! Its aviodable if media understands what to expose and what not to expose
by Bhaumik on Sep 03, 2007 02:25 AM Permalink
Sapthagiri, A person points out your ignorance, and your are offended no end.
That is the hallmark of a real ignoramus, junk head, if you ask me.....
FYI the problem here is not about this or that sacrosanct rule in a place of worship, but whether the Thanthri correctly applied the so-called rule, or there was any error on his part in interpreting the rule with regard to the religion of the victim. It appears there was.
But saptagiri, you have brought in irrelevant comparisons and betrayed your ignorance along the way.
RE:Yes!! Its aviodable if media understands what to expose and what not to expose
by Ashish Kumar on Jun 13, 2007 12:43 PM Permalink
Rightly said.....but the media and politicians searches for weak or easier way to create controversies. So, this is wt u can except from them ....can they question the islam which doesn't allow any non-muslim to enter the mosque leave the purification....the only way out is to protest this move to interfere into the hindu practices.
