The archakas have been directed by the HR & CE to remove all the vastrams and kavachams of the deity to facilitate a photo shoot
The HR & CE has ordered taking photographs of the Moolavar deity at the Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam without any vastram. The order requires the archakas to remove all the vastrams and kavachams of Moolavar and Utsavar in order to facilitate the photoshoot.
In the order, a copy of which is available with this writer, a warning has been issued to those (read archakas!!) trying to prevent the photo shoot “Those trying to prevent the photo shoot and not adhering to this direction will be taken to task and severe action taken against them” says the order of the JC.
The JC states that this decision to take photographs of the Moolavar without any vastram is as per the court order.
It may be recalled that activists have been pursuing the case in the High Court of the idol of Namperumal being replaced during the previous consecration as well as changes having been made to the Moolavar Vigraham a decade ago.
As has been the way in the recent past, there are not too many voices within the Kainkaryaparas at the Srirangam temple opposing the moves of the HR & CE though one person that this writer spoke to earlier today (Sunday Aug 18) is apprehensive about this photo shoot becoming a reality and said that there would not be ‘Ekantham’ any more if all the vastrams are removed of the moolavar and utsavar and a photo shoot is done.
Over the last decade, this writer has written many stories on the trend of photo and video shoots at temple utsavams and expects photography at all zones within temples to become a reality in the future.
This section will track the developments.
13 comments:
Very Shocking
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What to say! Unfortunate situation and only time will answer what all we need to witness in this Kali Yugam!
Oh no, this is Demonic. Cannot tolerate anything which is against Shastras. Must stop this.
Why don't you ask Sekar babu?
What I heard is HR CE wants to record each and every idol (that what they claim as idol) - not god or goddess in the temple of worship. This is to record that such idol is there in particular temple. If some robbery happens it will be easy to recognise which temple the idol belongs to. There are so many things in this, will they answer our questions.
But first, who are they to do this?
இந்துக்கள் கோயில்களின் அவல நிலை
Like this whether they found out upto date of robbery idols? Also there is no need to take photographs of moolavar.
Vinasakale vibhareedha buthi
Tragic
Hope they have already implemented security and CCTV cameras. In this case how the robbery case will happen. Also note that nobody's know what is inside in the idol. In that case if theft has happened what's the proof. The ideal proof is the face. Hence we should not allow to take photos without kavasam. Moolavar photos are not needed at all.
Atrocious, to say the least.
kali yugam
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