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Dear Hari,Sarbaniji,Sajjiji,Jayshreeji,Patwardhanji,Ramdasji and all friends,

I thank you all and appreciate all of your help in trying to assist me.

It appears to me that my mail which was basically to clarify the doubts and concerns on

which ishta-detva to be prayed is on the verge of entering into

debate/controversies on kartikeya being

whether worshiped by females or not.

I appreciate your having shared the knowledge to the group. But if the same

hurts anyone's feelings even unknowingly/unintentionally is not not right.

Sharing knowledge without hurting anyone's feeling is allright.

India is the only country which has variety of traditions and customs and each people function

as per their tradition and belief. Hence as some of you have already said, it is better that we dont

make an issue of it and respect each other's beliefs and traditions - and each ones belief and

tradition is supreme to oneself.

Coming to me, let me share with you all my personal experience. I was in school

then, i visited Hanuman

temple, the person in charge of that small temple (not pujari) allowed all males to offer oil to

Hanuman but did not allow me and my sister (as we were the only 2 females present at that time)

to offer. He disallowed saying that Hanuman is celibate and that females are not

allowed to offer....I did not like it and asked him so what if he is celibate he

had a mother

who was a female.

What i wish to say is that it does not matter whether any particular God is

worshiped by female or not.

What matter is to whoever we pray should be our right ishta-devta...the one who

can assist us overcome

our problems.

Hence my humble request to you all is to help me find my ishta-devta for Mars.

Many thanks to you all.

Best wishes to you all.

Regards

Shubhangi