All are welcome to Guruvayoor temple..my opinion....

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Dear All,

 

I read a lot of mails a few weeks before about the discussion of whether everyone should be allowed to Guruvayoor temple or not.

 

I would like to share my opinion about this. Please correct me if I am wrong anywhere.

 

1. We should admit the fact that anybody can get attracted to Guruvayoor because of temple, beauty, antiquity, elephants, beach etc. Sri Krishan can attract Hindus, muslims, Christians - infact everyone.

 

2. Some people of other sects may also like Sri Krishna and would like to come to temple.To see temple practises and worship.

 

3. Many out of curiosity alone may come to see temple.

 

Devotees will have emotions, feelings, sentiments and high reverence towards temple. They constitute the majority. Hence their feelings should never be hurt. Similarly, outsiders (foreigners, other caste people) may also like to see or observe the temple practices etc.

 

In this type of situation, wouldn't it be nice if outsiders are allowed in the temple with proper dress code for a stipulated time inside temple ? The temple authorities can choose a nice festive season and allow everybody to enter the temple for the fixed number of days and at fixed times. Let this be for a few days, may be a week or so in every year. And for rest of the period of the entire year, let the present rules continue. By this we can satisfy both devotees and tourists. Who knows, a tourist may start to like Guruvayoorappan and become His devotee. Besides, the temple can charge a nominal entry fee for tourists and make some money. They can use the money for feeding more and more elephants or some charitable purposes.

 

Bye.

 

 

 

 

Girish.M.

B.Tech. ECE.

NITC.