[Advaita-l] Ayyappa and Tattwamasi

[Kalyan K]

Venkatesh-ji,

I have never visited ayyappa temples, so I do not know about them. But most
vishnu temples, at least in South India, are managed by Sri Vaishnavas. So
we cannot expect them to follow advaita.

Regards
Kalyan


>Namaste

>In Ayyappa temples we see 'Tattwamasi'  Upanishadic statement
>prominently displayed but there is no Advaitic statement like that in
>Siva and Vishnu temples. Is Ayyappa teaching Advaita to us? Whom did
>he teach Tattwamasi? If he is teaching Advaita why he is not accepted
>in and worshipped in Sringeri? Many of his Bhaktas are non Brahmins.

>--
>Regards

>-Venkatesh