Photo of the Week Captions

[Guest guest]

Here are the captions for this week's featured photographs, located

on the group's splash page, just below the Sri Chakra:

 

/

 

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1. Indian sex workers performs rituals as they worship Kartikeya, a

Hindu god at Sonagachi, the largest red light district in the

eastern Indian city of Kolkata November 17, 2007. REUTERS/Jayanta

Shaw (INDIA)

 

2. An Indian sex worker, Urmila (2nd L) smiles as she speaks with

other sex worker after her marriage ceremony with her client Krishna

(L) at Sonagachi, the largest red light district in the eastern

Indian city of Kolkata early November 18, 2007. Two Indian sex

workers get married to their regular clients on the night hundreds

worship Kartikeya, a Hindu god. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw (INDIA)

[Guest guest]

They were created just as everyone else.

 

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" Haridev S V " <haridevsv

 

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 5:56 AM

Re: Photo of the Week Captions

 

 

||Namah Tripurasundari||

 

is it ok for them to worship the sacred deities?

 

On Nov 20, 2007 9:34 AM, durgangam <durgangam wrote:

 

> Photo of the Week Captions

>

> Here are the captions for this week's featured photographs, located

> on

> the group's splash page, just below the Sri Chakra:

>

> /

>

> *****

>

> 1. Indian sex workers performs rituals as they worship Kartikeya, a

> Hindu god at Sonagachi, the largest red light district in the

> eastern Indian city of Kolkata November 17, 2007. REUTERS/Jayanta

> Shaw (INDIA)

>

> 2. An Indian sex worker, Urmila (2nd L) smiles as she speaks with

> other sex worker after her marriage ceremony with her client Krishna

> (L) at Sonagachi, the largest red light district in the eastern

> Indian city of Kolkata early November 18, 2007. Two Indian sex

> workers get married to their regular clients on the night hundreds

> worship Kartikeya, a Hindu god. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw (INDIA)

>

>

>

 

 

 

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Haridev S V

 

 

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[Guest guest]

You got it right. I just wanted to see how people respond. Because I always

stand for the feminine, because the

graceful femininity describes god more.

 

But none of the replies raised to my expectations.

I thought someone would refer our great Vedic system which has already

given women the eligibility to worship any diety.

The answer I would have given to such posts would be like: All

women are the variations of the Great Goddess, as the gods praise Durga in

the Markandeya Purana, " striya samastah tava devi bheda... "

See how true it is!

The absolute feminity is The Goddess.. and women are the infinitesimal

portions of it.See how wonderful the concept is !

 

And talking about the vedic deities, the Manu Smriti clearly states:

" where women are worshipped, there the deities rejoice. "

Then it is obvious that deities are pleased by the reverence made to women.

Then what to say about women worshipping them!! They would be extremely

pleased.So no need to go to philosophical arguments, just quote the sacred

rules.

 

The Feminine aspect is purity,Femininity is the abode of tenderness,

beauty,purity,chastity,sanctity...all the divine attributes

 

Devibhakta got it right, I used the post to invoke answers only.

 

On Nov 23, 2007 1:06 AM, Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta wrote:

 

> For what it's worth, I think Durga and Kirk have the right idea.

>

> Haridev's original post appears not to have been a sincere query, but

> rather a " straw post " (a very common ruse in groups) designed to

> elicit responses so that he could then use them as an excuse to regale

> us all with his previously held opinions. Having gone thru all of that

> trouble, however, his response strikes me as oddly random and confused.