The Chief Priest of Sree Guruvayur Temple is absolutely correct. First of all let us not allow Government or Ministers to interfere with the functioning of temples. They do not do that with Churches or Mosques. Why only temples. Leave them as they are. Let there be accoutability and proper audit of the temple administration entrusted to trustees without any interference from the Government. If a person of other religion wants to enter the temple let him get converted through Arya Samaj and enter the temple. Why should he enter the temple having his faith in other religion. Our politicians and Media are making hue and cry about only Hindus and Hindu temples. If we talk or write about other religions, we become communal. What a secural phenomenom followed by our useless politicians and money-making media?
RE:Hindu Temple Entry
by Vijayabaskar on Jun 07, 2007 09:21 AM Permalink
Can a non-muslim enter the santum of Mecca? NO! Samething applies here. Why dont the politicians do the same with the churches and mosques? they can't...
RE:Hindu Temple Entry
by sumit dey on Jun 07, 2007 09:27 AM Permalink
Of course the priest is correct in saying Government should not interfere. But dont you think everyone has the right to enter the temple. One way people make hue and cry of conversion of Hindus to other religion and other way we are only branding "high caste Bhramins" are only proper hindus. It is not a question of entry to one temple. It is question of which comes first "Religion and its showoffs or Himanity "
RE:Hindu Temple Entry
by Vijay Raghavan on Jun 07, 2007 09:27 AM Permalink
They don't interfere in the affairs of the Churches and Durgas, becuase they don't discriminate against any one. Anyone can enter and worship over there.
Everyone knows that till some years back that the majority of the Hindu Folks were not allowed inside the Temple citing the impurity of those castes. It was because of the Govt taking over the control of the Temples the Untoucability practice is on the decline.
Earlier, there were Devadasi system prevailed inside the Temple and it was also hailed as a culture of Hinduism. By taking the Control of the Temples, Govt. had prevented the Prostitution practices inside the premises of the Temple.
The Govt. Interference was necessary becuase you were not doing good. Now there are lot of colleges set up by Devasom Boards and HR&CE ministry in Kerala & Tamilnadu respectively becuase of the Govt Control. Tell me how many colleges were started by the varous famous mutts some 40-50 years back. Whereas the Churches were concentraing in the development of education among the masses, which is not agreeable to the forward community people like us.
RE:RE:Hindu Temple Entry
by sumit dey on Jun 07, 2007 09:30 AM Permalink
That is very correct. Still if you go to most temples , Brahmins are people who control the Administration. What is so special about born as a brahmin. There are as many good and bad people as in other religion. And as far as following customs like veg and other are concerned , there are many communities who follow them
