i visited the siddhivinayak temple justa day before the temple stopped the devotees from offering garland and coconuts.just as i enetered the temple istead of the lord Ganesh's names in air everyone could hear the auction or bidding for the lord's clothes and rasad items in thru the loudspeakers....it was like scenc from the movie "guru" where one enters the "boli market".....how about such act in a temple right at the entrance.....jai shree ganesh
I am more worried of the unemployment it would cause to the people selling coconuts, garlands, etc.. These people earn hand to mouth and not sure what would they do to earn a living now..!!
RE:God, forgive us ....
by S DSouza on Jun 18, 2007 06:00 PM
god wont mind... the problem will be for priests.. these hogs will loose out on the income reselling back to shops and stuffing their wallets...
RE:God, forgive us ....
by VIJAYA BUDDHIRAJU on Jun 18, 2007 09:04 PM
You Dsouza jerk-the temples are controlled by the Govt unlike your churches where you can preach bull and collect memberships. The temples do not preach. The priests do not sell the coconuts are garlands. They give to another devotee who comes. How many coconuts did you jerk buy from a priest? Stick your bible nonsense. You will do fine
RE:RE:God, forgive us ....
by Rahul on Jun 19, 2007 01:33 AM
Mr Buddhuraj, As your name suggests, you are the raja of buddhus....Why do you make generalize controversial comments with your limited knowlegde...maybe they sell the cocunuts...which make sense if they get so many cocunuts, better recyle them....Ok the problem is they make might keep the money for themselves...so what...think the end effect...less cocunut less waste
RE:God needs security measure
by sreenath madhyastha on Jun 19, 2007 01:10 AM
Idiot, it is not for god, it is for human like you who gets killed due to terrorist attack..
What sort of english you read and grown up like an idiot...
im sure the so called devotees can make slight adjustments in order to improve security...if they really are devotees, they wouldnt mind, but i cant tell u, all those people who crib about this cannot be called true devotees, cuz true devotees will seek God no matter what..I am sure one can reach God even without putting coconuts and garlands for a few months of tight security..
IT IS UTTER DISRESPECT TO HINDUISM. IF STATETE CANNOT PROTECT A TEMPLE AND THE HINDUS LET THEM RESIGN AND SAY WE ARE INCAPABALE. WHY SHOULD THE HINDU RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS NEED TO ADJUST THE WHIMS AND FANCIES OF THE GOVT IN THE NAME OF SECURITY ETC. THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY COMPROMISE ON THIS. ALAS THIS CAN HAPPEN ONLY IN INDIA AND TO THE INDIANS WHO IS RULED BY AN ITALIAN!
RE:No garlands, coconuts at Siddhivinayak: cops
by xyz abcs on Jun 18, 2007 04:41 PM
i hope ur "no compromise" notion of religion helps but sadly, as far as my experience goes, all it does is make u narrow minded and fundamentalist, and those ar 2 big hurdles in reaching God
RE:No garlands, coconuts at Siddhivinayak: cops
by Venugopal Velloth on Jun 18, 2007 05:51 PM
First start writing messages with your name and not as BENAMI xyz abc or otherwise take four letter U
RE:No garlands, coconuts at Siddhivinayak: cops
by xyz abcs on Jun 18, 2007 04:33 PM
yeah..let someone blow up the temple and then id like to see ur face..security measures need to be taken..we cant have a mecca masjid incident happen anywhere else
This is a stunt to remove all the stalls selling puja items in front of the temple. If it was a security reason, when the temple spent 6-7 crores of public funds to build bullet proof wall this measure should also have been introduced. There was a press note a few days back that which said that Tirupati temple does not accept offerings so what is the problem if we do not accepted in siddhivinayak temple. The temple should ensure that even the VVIPS should not offer coconut and garlands to the temple as it was always exceptions for VVIPS in the temple.
RE:offerings to siddhivinayak temple
by xyz abcs on Jun 18, 2007 04:37 PM
lol..that is so stupid..why would they make such a big deal just to remove a bunch of shops? its like using a nuclear bomb to get rid of a mosquito
Why the lunatic people target innocent devotees and Lord Ganesha? It is for deriving mental peace and solace that one visits Mandir, but here too the mad terrorists scare the believers. They are a lunatic and non-believers lot, out to destroy God's own place. Let God give Sadbuddhi to these creatures.
RE:Ganesha Temple
by on Jun 18, 2007 01:57 PM
It is not b'coz lots of people gather over there and its an easy target for those terrorist to show their mission.
