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When in Rome, be a Roman
by siddharth banerjee on Jun 05, 2007 05:52 PM

The Senior Tantri has tried to put things in to clear perspective. He is not the law, he is obeying a tradition. Good that Hinduism has evolved traditions (albeit blind)to keep the internal environment and external environments clean. As a thorough practioner of Vedas, he is not wrong as he did his duty. Sons or cronies of politician should shed their ego atleast when inside the temple. There is no question of humiliation when a cleaning act is performed. The sanctity of the temple is supreme and only because of such sacrosanct tradition, the legacy of Guruvayur temple is sky-high.
Regarding the question of non-hindus entering temple, temple is a place of worship for hindus. With what sensibility does a non-hindu enter a temple? What is his/her business inside if he has no faith in hindu rituals and religion? There is no scarcity of places for worship for non-hindus in this 'communal' India. Let believers who seek solace from faith in Hinduism, enter temple. Why make a temple a marketfare for all and sundry?
The 'discrimination' tag will be now hung on all hindu temples by the Vayalr Ravi and his cronies. Did anyone ban any religion or anyone practising any religion in this vast populous India? Did anyone banish a non-believer from the face of earth? Did any Muslim prevented from entering a Mosque or for that matter Hindu from a temple? What if a hindu takes his belief and rituals inside a mosque? What if a christian takes his rituals inside a temple? There are

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'Don't make rules at Guruvayur'