Guest guest Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Hare Krishna ! Guruvayurappa ! Dear All, Before we make grand plans, did anyone analyze the proposed step of Guruvayur Devaswom ? Here is my analysis of the proposed step by GD:- - As many as 110 people (and their families) get opportunity to attend the Udayasthamana Pooja on a single day (Tuesday / Friday). The important thing to note is that EACH of the 110 people have to INDIVIDUALLY pay up Rs.50,000/- + expenses to Guruvayur Devaswom. (They are NOT sharing the payment of 50000 among themselves) The consequences of this move is that: (*) the existing waiting list of Udayasthamana Pooja will be cleared in a short timeframe. This will give many people the opportunity to attend the Pooja they have booked for - otherwise they would be dead and gone, if they have to wait for another 40 years or so.. - Also, it will give others who have been praying for an opportunity to conduct this Pooja to book and conduct the same in a short timespan. - As many as 110 families will come to Guruvayur temple, offer prayers on Tuesdays (this is the day on which Guruvayurappan is not in demand - going by the absence of crowd in Guruvayur temple). I can vouch for this, as I am a frequent visitor to Guruvayur, especially on Tuesdays (!) - When more and more people start making this offering, the income of Guruvayur temple will automatically rise very quickly. - Also, with more and more compulsory visitors on Tuesdays and Fridays, again, the crowd on these two slack days increases and consequently, the income of Guruvayur temple will go up. (*) Now, the other side of the coin is that, Devaswom has to only do one complete Udayasthamana pooja and can accommodate 110 families. (Pooja is not going to be done individually; hence Devaswom saves on money). Only thing Devaswom has to arrange is for Special Darshan and Elaborate Prasadam (meals included) for the 110 families. Three things - - More pilgrim inflow to the temple on slack days. - More income to the temple and - More devotees satisfied (which will again increase the income to the temple). Since this proposal is aimed at clearing the backlog and getting more and more people to make this offering to Guruvayurappan, I feel Guruvayur Devaswom (GD for short) will not alter their proposal. As such, 2 or 3 families sharing the pooja is also not a practical proposal - Remember, there are several people who have booked the pooja long long ago and waiting for their turn since several YEARS. Also, since GD's intentions are clear - that they are allowing only people who have individually paid Rs 50000 and booked, to conduct the pooja - where is the question of 2 or 3 families coming together and sponsoring (sharing) ?????? The current proporsal by GD is a virtual money-spinner. They will certainly not go back on it. Let us pray that the money is utilized to maintain the elaborate worship, offerings & upkeep of the temple and also to provide more facilities to the devotees visiting Guruvayur. A better proposal to make is for a good Queue system for Darshan. Something that will help better crowd management and ensure speedy darshan to devotees. Perhaps the members in this forum could propose a more scientific queue system which will reduce waiting time or which would provide seats (remember Tirupati)... something novel - if it can be proposed, it would be a worthwhile attempt to meet with the GD Administrator or other officials and present it formally. (Remember, GD has already acquired some of the lands around the temple pond; this is a sure sign of more land acquisition coming up. My primary objective in presenting the Q-idea is that we should try to serve the devotees of the Lord first. " [Lord Krishna told Arjuna:] ‘Those who are My direct devotees are actually not My devotees, but those who are the devotees of My servant are factually My devotees.’ " People come from far and wide to serve the Lord with prayers, offerings etc. If we can help them get darshan, prasadam etc more easily and conveniently, then I am sure Guruvayurappan will be pleased. (Again, this is from my own experiences at Guruvayur - those visiting devotees to whom I have spoken at length on the Mahatmya of Guruvayur and the Glories of Guruvayurappan & His primary devotees, and those devotees whom I have guided in Guruvayur personally, all promised to visit the temple again and again. The Tirupati Devasthanam keeps getting good income from the devotees' offerings and this amount they utilize to provide better services to the devotees - Thus devotees look forward to go there again and again - and of course they donate more and more to Bhagavan.) Our proposals with regard to Udayasthamana Pooja alone will only help the rich folk - but the introduction of a scientific system for darshan, prasadam etc will be a boon for literally everyone visiting Guruvayur. (FYI, Guruvayur Devaswom website says the Udayasthamana Pooja is booked until 2048 AD.) Inviting your attention & views on this. Hare Krishna ! -sriram ======== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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