Temple constructed by Aurangzeb Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb had constructed a huge temple in Chitrakut (Uttar Pradesh) and made arrangement for the 'bhog' at this temple for generations. Many historians consider Aurangzeb as the most bigot emperor.
However, the old arrangement continues till date. Nearly 323 years back Aurangzeb Alamgir had issued a 'firman' as per which 8 villages (330 bighas of land) were allotted for the upkeep of the temple besides Re 1 every day from the government fund.
Mahant Balram Das of the temple is in possession of the firmaan that was written on brass plate and issued on 19th of Islamic month of Ramzan. As per the decree Sant Balak Das of Allahabad's Kalinjar pargana's Chitrakoot was given 330 bighas of land without any 'lagaan'. The temple is now in a poor state despite enormous funds at the disposal. The discord amongst Mahants has led to the situation, say locals.
Interestingly, Aurangzeb had not only got the temple constructed but also wrote the order of 'rajbhog', himself. The land adjoining the Balaji temple has been encroached by musclemen and the infighting amongst the temple committee has hit the structure, which is crumbling, says the District Magistrate, Chitrakot.
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by sania on Mar 27, 2007 05:51 PM Permalink
i don know why r u supporting muslims... i think ull stop admiring them after a blast in ur country.. ull know the impact of terrorism.. which we have faced..
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by on Mar 27, 2007 06:19 PM Permalink
rasheed truth always hurts...u guys have problems with every religion,be it hinduism(india), christianity(USA), judaism(Israel), u cant be a religion of peace...u only know how to live life by the sword
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by Rasheed on Mar 27, 2007 07:26 PM Permalink
I guess, if I were to equate the people who terrorised the Muslims in Gujarat with Hinduism, then does Hinduism have the right to call itself a great civilisation and a way of life thats peaceful. I use your same logic equating terrorists with Muslims.
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by Rasheed on Mar 27, 2007 07:31 PM Permalink
Islam and Christianity are global religions. So they have tensions with different other religions on a multi-national scale. Hinduism has its geographical limitations, and even within India, it has its share of tensions with Islam and Christianity. If Hinduism were a global religion, it would have faced the same fate of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The fact remains, no matter what different religions preach, their followers interpret the faiths for their own interests....
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by amit on Mar 27, 2007 10:16 PM Permalink
here you are talking at least some things which initially make some sense, but not completely. And, finally, TIT FOR TAT is not called terrorism (for your information).
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by wada pav on Mar 27, 2007 10:29 PM Permalink
a religion does not have to be multi-national to create trouble. take the case of tiny countries like Cyprus , israel , somalia , sudan(darfur) ..there also muslims are fighting and creating trouble.. so geography does not matter to muslims. when there is nobody left to fight,u guys fight among urself :example: shia-sunni , sunni-ahamadiya , arab-berber , sunni-kurds , sindhi - mohajir , sunni-baluch etc
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by Rasheed on Mar 28, 2007 01:00 AM Permalink
You said, a religion does not have to be multi national to create trouble. Precisely my point. The Hindutva types dont require Hinduism to be a multinational religion to propagate their narrow reading of the religion. THey always an Other, Muslims and Christians in this case, to fight against. So, please, by preaching to Muslims, dont corner that high moral ground. Coz, you just dont belong there.
