no big deal in this issue...What the priest prescribed was a ritual of cleansing based on ancient tradition. This may or may not be relevant today but as a the head priest he is entitled to maintain the traditions and rituals governing Guruvayur temple. And that's what needs to be debated - definitely not Vayalar Ravi's humiliation. And for the benefit of others, most in kerala frequenting Guruvayur are aware these rituals are strictly followed, for ex. if small children throw up.
RE:its all about following a tradition.
by sudhanshu shekhar singh on Jun 06, 2007 03:36 AM Permalink
As you correctly said, the topic to be debated is the rituals being followed. To religion restricts people with faith from following it. Because this guyz mother is not a hindu, it doesn't make any sense to "clean" the temple after his visit. This is a very bad form of discrimination, and the temple authorities should do away with such rules if they want to maintain their status as proponents of religion.
A child throwing up something creating physical uncleanliness is very different from this case.
RE:RE:its all about following a tradition.
by ramesis on Jun 06, 2007 04:03 AM Permalink
apart from clearing up the mess there is also a ritual attached :-)
