Guest guest Posted November 29, 1999 Report Share Posted November 29, 1999 Dandavad. Prabhupada kijaya! > Prabhuji, I hope you'd agree that Mayapur, being a large pilgrimage center > witness "crowd behavior" that is an exception to the cultural rule, > especially seen in rural Bengal (which is what I meant by "traditional > Gaudiya Vaishnava women") that women usually keep in the background during > a kirtan program, arati, etc. As I recall, during village pandal programs women would generally be in the front. Most of the time my impression is that the women are most enthusiastic and so they come forward while the men hang back a bit. > Indeed it used to be like that in Mayapur, when the facilities were > smaller. I don't remember it like that, but I could be wrong. > > On the other hand, they generally do move out of the way when requested > > although I am not sure how they really feel about it. Usually no one > > asks them to move (sannyasis included) but they just make space for > > them. > > > > My point is that it seems that the tradition is more to give ladies the > > front of the temple than the back. What is your experience in Gujarat? > > Well... the point is that there is separation in public places. I certainly agree there should be facility for separation, for the sake of both men and women. But I don't believe we should force it on visitors, especially when it splits up the family group. But it appears to methat the traditions as well as the principles call for women to be given at least equal facility, if not priority. "Ladies first", as the saying goes. Your servant, Pancaratna das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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