Tirumala - Realize and Respond

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Jai Srimannarayana!

 

 

Realise and respond.

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Gone are the days when outsiders, invaders etc attacked our vedic

 

culture and tried to ruin our history. Countless temples were

plundered

 

and countless historic evidences were destroyed. The new trend is

that,

 

people - part of our culture do that. It is so strange, but recent

 

happenings at Tirumala makes this fact clear! The destruction of age-

old

 

1000 pillar temple recently at Tirumala is a classic example of this.

 

Tirumala is part an integral part of our culture and existence. It

has a

 

great history and cultural importance attached to it. In 11th

century,

 

when attempts were made to cast the Lord Venkateswara as some other

 

deity, Sri Bhagavad Ramanuja proved that it is in fact the Lord

Vishnu

 

in the form of Lord Venkateswara. He regularized the worship and

other

 

temple related activities by establishing Jeeyar Mutt and appointing

 

qualified priests and other staff. Every inch of that place has so

much

 

to say about our tradition and culture. In 14th century again Sri

 

Manavalamamuni renovated the temple. The temple as we see today is

the

 

result of incredible efforts put forth by our acharyas.

 

What is happening to that now?

 

The 1000 pillared mandapam where the kalyanam of Lord Venkateswara

used

 

to happen is now destructed few days back! The reason that was cited

was

 

that the administration there want to increase the security of the

 

temple and to increase the facilities for the visitors. How

justified is

 

this? Not just that! The thiru veedhi (maada veedhi) where Lord was

 

supposed to go around during special occasion (like Brahmotsavam) -

was

 

destroyed.

 

Popular figures who do not know the basics of paancharathram or

 

Vaikhanasa agama are making big comments and making decisions on the

 

functionality and the maintenance of the temple. What a pitiable

state!

 

Should we keep watching it silently??

 

When a small unused mosque was destroyed at ayodhya, the entire

nation

 

felt for it. How about the destruction of one of the most sacred

temples

 

of our culture by the people who are not outsiders?

 

Let us do anything that would help to stop this and preserve the

 

sanctity and the history of our culture.

 

Read more at:

www.acharyavaibhavam.org

 

and respond. It is our duty.

 

Jai Srimannarayana!