Airliners-India.com Flickr Group & Facebook    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Shame on the eve of Holi          Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Non Aviation View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Aseem Member Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2841 Location: YYZ Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:43 am    Post subject: Shame on the eve of Holi look this is what happened on the eve of holi...shame!! TimesOfIndia wrote: Puri temple in 'cleansing act' after American's entry BHUBANESWAR/PURI: After more than 18 hours of debate, the food cooked for around 7,000 devotees at Puri's Jagannath Temple was thrown away on Friday. A section of priests had insisted that the bhog be discarded since it was "defiled" by an American's entry into the shrine on Thursday. The mahaprasad that went waste is estimated to be worth about Rs three lakh. The throwing away of such a huge quantity of food coincided with police confirming that the US national, Paul Roediger, had managed to gain entry through a temple servitor. On Thursday, priests suddenly noticed a white man near the sanctum sanctorum — infamous for barring entry to Thai princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn in 2005. "After going through the close-circuit television camera footage installed at the Lion's Gate and other places inside the temple, we found that Roediger and his two Hindu friends (V K Shukla and A Saxena) were accompanied by a temple priest, identified as Ramachandra Panda," said A C Pahi, a police officer. During questioning, Paul said a priest had helped them enter the temple, Pahi added. Temple chief administrator Suresh Mohapatra said, "We are yet to decide on the action to be taken against the priest. No action, however, can be initiated against the foreigner and his Indian friends." According to him, it is difficult to screen all visitors due to lack of a systematic mechanism like formation of queues for entering the temple. "People enter in groups and there is always the possibility of someone sneaking in," he said. Police detained Roediger (59) for five hours for allegedly violating the age-old temple tradition, which debars non-Hindus, especially those who consume "objectionable food", from entering the shrine. Puri SP Sanjeeb Panda said a station diary entry has been made in this regard but no case has been registered because no one has filed an FIR nor is there any law under which he can be charged. "Since there is no law to punish Roediger, the temple administration asked him to pay Rs 209 for mahasnana (purification ritual)," the SP said. "We will interrogate the priest, who helped the trio enter the temple," he added. The priest accused of helping the American enter the temple could not be contacted. rgds VT-ASJ _________________ [url=http://openflights.org/user/aseemsjohri] [/url] Back to top crew320 Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 301 Location: New Delhi Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:57 am    Post subject: WHAT CRAP !! Quote: People enter in groups and there is always the possibility of someone sneaking in," he said. Police detained Roediger (59) for five hours for allegedly violating the age-old temple tradition, which debars non-Hindus, especially those who consume "objectionable food", from entering the shrine. Five hours of detention for offering your prayers to god? Horrible experience for that poor guy...Pity aM _________________ M y - J e t P h o t o s Back to top AKLDELNonstop Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1066 Location: Auckland Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:20 pm    Post subject: OMG this sounds like a story straight out of Saudi Arabia. I thought we were living in a democracy. Shameful indeed. Cheers _________________ Geniuses are always misunderstood in their lifetimes. Back to top 787 Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 89 Location: Khanna ,Punjab Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:36 pm    Post subject: If other people have interest and faith in our Gods,Why people react so fooooooooolishly. It's a shameful act. Back to top deaphen Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 933 Location: India Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:36 pm    Post subject: Well guys atleast they arnt throwning it away because of some indian scheduled caste entered... sounds horrible.. but i dont care if it was an american. Thats my opinion. Back to top the_380 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:49 pm    Post subject: Nothing new people...happens more than 10 times a year. Once some dalits entered the temple and the temple had to be closed for 4 hours. But the head priest was knowing us quite well so he allowed us inside . Similarly all those who had contacts with some priests were allowed inside. Yeah! I found the head priest himself making fun of these rituals. Even he didnt like such things. But he calls it their 'law' _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! Back to top C-GHKR Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 626 Location: yyz Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:25 pm    Post subject: Couldn't they purify the food by some pooja etc.? 3 lakhs may not be a big sum? Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:44 pm    Post subject: Why Throw the Food out.Give it to the poor. regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top Aseem Member Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2841 Location: YYZ Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:42 pm    Post subject: What is even more disturbing is the fact that there is no active condemnation by the media. Such incidents should not be allowed to become acceptable. rgds VT-ASJ _________________ [url=http://openflights.org/user/aseemsjohri] [/url] Back to top stealthpilot Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2325 Location: BLR, DXB Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:36 am    Post subject: There was a video clip on CNN IBNs website on this. Religious beliefs are great, but why the intolerance? Dalits, non-hindus, women, whatever. This intolerant form of religion belongs 800 years in the past, let's change with the times. You hear people say over and over again "this is how it's been for 2000 years bla bla" and that comment can't be used for everything! The priests can hide behind their 'law' as much as they want, that excuse still disgusts me. 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