Kancheepuram

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I just got back from India a week back. It was a good trip.

I had the oppurtunity of visiting Tirupati, Kancheepuram

and Udupi.

 

Just before I left there was a major discussion about the

not so well to do temples and how they badly needed to be

taken care of. I'm an under the assumption that Kancheepuram

Varadaraja temple is not one among them. But from what I saw

I was really disturbed. The entire outerwall of the most

sacred temple is used as a toilet. People after peeling the

peanuts throw them inside the temple itself. There are many

more things like this.

 

Why isn't that anybody takes notice of this and tries to do

something. This does'nt require money, just maintanance by

volenteers. If Ramanuja or Kanchipurna had witnessed the

present state, I wonder what their reaction would have been.

On the contrary, the Kamatchi Amman Koil, is very well kept,

with freshly painted compound walls etc. It is a pity to note

that the place from where Srivaishnavism took off, is in such

a state.

 

Just my ramblings after seeing that most beautiful temple in

such a state.

 

Murli Balu