[Advaita-l] [Chaturamnaya] An Appeal to All Mathadipatis and Hindu religious heads

[rajeev Lochan]

The petition filed by TR Ramesh of Temple Worshippers Society under the
blessings of HH Dayananda Saraswati of Arsha vidya Peeth is pending in SC
for a couple of years now for want of a response from central govt.

Thanks,
Rajeev

On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 8:23 PM ravi chandrasekhara via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Pranam,
> With NaMo as PM and BJP central government in charge, I would think/ hope
> temples are out of government control. I’m surprised it hasn’t changed.
> Ravi Chandrasekhara
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
>
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024, 16:15, Krishna Kashyap via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> Namaste, Sri Sadananda Ji and others here.
>
> I am living in India for the past 3 years. I have made a number of checks
> by talking to folks who know Tirupati Devasthana and several other temples
> and even some Government Officials.
>
> The main problem is any government in power does not want to give up the
> Mujrai Income from temples which is significant. This started in the
> British era and I don't think anyone can sit down with all the temple
> caretakers and governments to really fight this major war.
>
> Only some temples are out of govt control, like Chidambaram and so on.
>
> I don't think any government will be foolish to give such an unbroken
> stream of income which is substantial. They can somehow use that money and
> show some legitimate expenses and take care of their personal expenses or
> goals !
>
> So, this is not easy. This will be a very big fight since the all
> governments are involved.
>
> *Best Regards,*
>
> *Krishna Kashyap*
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 3:10 PM Kuntimaddi Sadananda via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Lakshman - PraNAms
> > Geeta teaches us that we have fight adharma - instead of remaining as
> > doormats for others to step on. We will not have much voice to fight
> unless
> > the prestigious religious leaders with following take the lead. Besides
> the
> > Mathadipaties we have many others who have lot of followings. They have
> to
> > take the lead and act. Otherwise, the Govt uses the caste system to
> divide
> > the Hindus and take advantage of that.
> > My 2c
> > Hari Om!Sadananda
> >
> >
> >
> >    On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 01:54:27 PM GMT+5:30, Lakshman
> > Velayutham <vlakshman71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Hari Om.
> > Thank you Sadanandji for raising this issue for us.
> >
> > We need to fight under one banner.Are we Hindus ready to sink our
> > differences?Are we willing to sacrifice our goals and time for a greater
> > cause?
> > Do we see the issue as adharma happening to us or do we cover ourself
> > under the umbrella of indifference, in the name of tolerance?
> > Does the shastra say that it is the duty of every Hindu to fight by all
> > means when it comes to adharma or are the brahmin, vaishya and sudras
> > waiting for the kshatriya ( I don't know how one classifies them in
> today's
> > world) to begin the journey while they sit by the sidelines.
> > We are busy intellectually fighting dwaita, advaita, vishishtadvaita and
> > more.
> > The enemy knows our weakness.
> > Regards,
> > Lakshman Velayutham
> > On Fri, 12 Jan 2024, 13:10 Kuntimaddi Sadananda via Chaturamnaya, <
> > chaturamnaya at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > PraNams to everybody. I realize this post may be irrelevant to the theme
> > of Advaita. After seeing Shree Jayanarayanan's post, felt like writing
> this
> > appeal - to see how other members can suggest any better means to solve
> > this nagging problem.
> > Problem: We have many temples all over India, particularly more so in the
> > South. Devotees put a lot of money into the Hundi as part of their
> > offerings. The major problem is State Govts take all that money and spend
> > for their use or give it to Churches and Mosques and none goes back to
> the
> > temple. In the famous Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam, where a lot of money
> > gets collected in the Hundi, the state govt not only takes but also has
> > appointed all Christians for managing the temple since the CM is
> Christian.
> > Only Hindu temples are under State Govt but not other religious centers
> > such as Mosques and Churches. State Govts do not take their money nor
> > manage those. Question remains -How to stop this nonsense?
> > My suggestion is all the heads of the Hindu religion, particularly
> > Mathadipaties should organize as unit and raise this issue first to
> appeal
> > to the state govt. and also appeal to all Hindus to protest against this
> > injustice to sanatana Dharma.
> > I am not sure how the member feel, recognizing that this is unrelated to
> > Advaita, nevertheless in a way affect all of us.
> > As a Hindu what course of action is appropriate for the religious heads
> to
> > protect our temples?
> > My apologies to the organizers of this list and to the member for posting
> > this here. One can ignore this if it is considered inappropriate.
> >
> > Hari Om!Sadananda
> >
> >
> >
> >    On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 03:00:17 AM GMT+5:30, S Jayanarayanan
> > via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> >  https://sringeri.net/announcement/important-announcement-to-all-astikas
> >
> > Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada
> > Peetham, Sringeri - 577139
> >
> > Important Announcement for Astikas
> >
> > 8.1.2024
> >
> > It is a matter of joy for all Astikas that after a struggle of about five
> > centuries, the Prana-pratishtha is to take place in the
> > beautiful temple constructed for Bhagavan Sri Rama in the Sri Ram
> > Janmabhoomi Kshetra of sacred Ayodhya on Pushya Shukla Dvadashi
> > (22-1-2024).
> >
> > It has been noted that during such an occasion, certain ill-wishers of
> our
> > Dharma have used the name of "www.dainikjagran.com"
> > in social media to spread a post, which carries a photo of Dakshinamnaya
> > Sringeri Sharada Peethadheeshwara,
> > His Holiness Paramapujya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha
> > Mahaswamiji and conveys that the Sringeri Shankaracharya
> > in a message has expressed displeasure over the Prana-pratishtha.
> >
> > However, the Sringeri Shankaracharya has not given any such message. This
> > is merely a false propaganda by ill-wishers of our Dharma.
> > All Astikas are hence requested to disregard such false propaganda and
> > take note of what has only been published by the official website
> > (www.sringeri.net) and official social media platforms of the Sringeri
> > Sharada Peetham.
> >
> > It has to be noted here that on the occasion of Deepavali (12-11-2023),
> > the "sharadapeetham" youtube channel of the Peetham had
> > published the message of the Sringeri Jagadguru conveying that all
> Astikas
> > engage in the chanting of the Rama Taraka Mahamantra
> > keeping in mind the upcoming Prana-Pratishtha at Ayodhya. Accordingly,
> > Astikas have been chanting the Mahamantra in large numbers.
> >
> > His Holiness Sringeri Shankaracharya has conveyed blessings that every
> > Astika must suitably take part in this most sacred and
> > rare Prana-pratishtha and be a recipient of the unbounded grace of
> > Bhagavan Sri Rama.
> >
> > CEO & Administrator Sringeri Math
> > www.sringeri.net E-mail: adminoffice at sringeri.net Phone: 08265 - 250123
> >
> >
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