Please follow up in soc.culture.tamil only. Not here. Thanks

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I agree with Sri Varadhan's posting entirely.

Here is something I posted in soc.culture.tamil.

Please follow up in soc.culture.tamil only. Not here.

 

Thanks.

 

Srini

> Permitting Tamil worship again in Temples

> Mon, 2 Feb 1998 16:27:46 GMT

> srini <srini

> Newsgroups: soc.culture.tamil

>

>

> We often hear all too often that those desiring Tamil worship

> in temples are Tamil fanatics. The TN government is trying to make

> Tamil archanais available again in all Temples in the Tamil

> speaking area.

>

> Those who oppose that should think of the following:

>

> 1. They will all argue that devotion is beyond language.

> Then why prohibit Tamil?

>

> 2. Would they rather prefer the majority to fight from

> outside and destroy, instead of joining them in peace?

>

> 3. Service to devotees is considered superior to rituals/devotion

> itself (in Sri Vaishnavam) and if the devotees desire Archnai

> in Tamil, providing them the same is the greatest.

>

> I found the archakar in a small 108 divya dhEsam temple quite

> excited to show me a Tamil Archanai that he composed himself.

>

> I am glad that, what Sri Ramanujar tried 900 years ago is being

> again implemented by the TN government now.

 

[ In my observation there is no opposition to that from Sri Vaishnava

Temples. The views expressed by TN Brahmin groups and some people

outside TN may be different. ]

>

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