Filling in the gap for priests and purohitas

[Guest guest]

A very eloquent case has been made for filling the posts of priests and

purohitas. Not only is there a shortage of priests over here, but also

in India itself. This is because of the lure of material education.

 

To fill this gap Sri Ahobila Mutt has had a school in Madurantakam since

the 40s that trains people in both Vedic and secular training. People

from any tradition, Vadagalai, Tengalai, Smartha or Madhwa are accepted

in the school. They are trained in Vedas and all other subjects. The

education is FREE and they are given a stipend of Rs 50,000/- upon

graduation. They are not required to change their faith e.g. from

Smartha to Vaishnava etc, but can continue to follow their "dharma" and

perform priestly activities in their communities.

 

The expense of maintaining this school is met completely from VOLUNTARY

DONATIONS. This of course is not an answer to the immediate

requirements of priests here. However we can do our bit to ensure that

our children etc do not face this problem. Anyone wishing to contribute

to the maintenance of this school may send a donation to:

 

Sri Ahobila Muth, Inc

1908 Preswood Drive

Hixson, TN 37343.

 

adiyen

jaganath.