Cows are slaughtered for manufacturing mrdangas

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Dear Devotees please post this information to vaishnava websites .

 

Dear Devotees,

 

I am from India and have an export business where I ship out handicrafts,

garments and all material related to devotional purposes to several temples.

Also, I supply mrdangas to temples situated in the west.

 

I always wanted to know where the skin or the leather is procured from for

the mrdanga manufacture.

 

This year My workers went personally to Mayapur and spoke to many mrdanga

manufacturers and they were told that they procure it from a local Muslim

agents who supplies cows' skin for making the mrdangas. They were also told

that cows are slaughtered for making mrdanga skins. Calves are slaughtered

for their skin as they gives excellent sound.

 

Devotees are supposed to protect cows but now we are indirectly involved in

promoting cow slaughter in the name of manufacturing mrdangas for the

promotion of NAMA SANKIRTANA. According to the scriptures, Mrdanga skin

should be obtained from the skin of naturally dead cows and not by

slaughtering them.

 

 

 

Every Gaudiya Vaishnava organization should see that their centers and

followers get their mrdangas supplied in a proper way otherwise society and

devotees would be a party to sin of slaughtering the cows and calves. The

Gaudiya societies should have tie up with goshaals in their places and

procure the skin from naturally dead cows.

 

I have made this report after a serious survey and there is no ulterior

motives .

 

Yrs servant,

Mahendra`das.

 

Please post this information to chakra and vnn sites for the devotees to

know.