[sv-rituals] Re: Temple kumbabhishekams at what cost?
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• June 11, 2002
--- In sv-rituals@y..., Shubawrote: > Dear Moderator, > > I am not sure if this is the appropriate group to post this > article too. Please redirect as you see fit. > > http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp? > fodname=20020610&fname=Temples+%28F%29&sid=1 It is true that some new techniques are being used which do not sit well on the old structures such as our temples. The result could be something unaesthetic or it may be destructive, at some level, to the structure itself. On the other hand, one must take into account the fact that these temples are living institutions. They serve the devotees in the community (village, taluka, district, state) as well as other devotees spread far and wide. A kumbhabhisekam focuses attention on the temple and apart from carrying out some much needed repairs, also brings much needed funds to the temple. While our temple structures should be preserved in their pristine purity, it is perhaps more important that the temple as a functioning institution be preserved too. An HR & CE person lamenting the poor work habits and processes used in repairs is one thing. But a journalist doing this makes one wonder. This same journalist a few months before had run an article in the same magazine criticizing Tamil brahmins for making Karnatic music static. He does not show an ounce of gnyaanam in that article, only superficial impressions. Refer http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp? fodname=20020121&fname=Chennai+Festival+%28F%29&sid=1 If you left it to this writer, he would perhaps cleanse the temple of all of its corporate functions and recreate it in the image of a pyramid or a mausoleum. Great for tourism probably but of no intrinsic value to the community it has been serving. This writer's attitude is an extreme case of the attitude in much greater moderation that is seen in the lament of a Sanskrit professor (of European origin) that the Indian community in every city in the US will collect money to build a Hindu temple but will not collect to endow a chair of Sanskrit. Hope this helps, Lakshmi Srinivas ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Will You Find True Love? Will You Meet the One? Free Love Reading by phone! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Deo18C/zDLEAA/Ey.GAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH -- Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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