In our Country, Article 26 in The Constitution Of India states :26. Freedom to manage religious affairs Subject to public order, morality and health, every religious denomination or any section thereof shall have the right: (a) to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes;(b) to manage its own affairs in matters of religion; (c) to own and acquire movable and immovable property; and (d) to administer such property in accordance with law.
Religious beliefs are held to be sacred by those who have faith.Religion does not merely lay down a code of ethical rules for its followers to accept, but also includes rituals and observances, ceremonies and modes of worship which are regarded as integral parts of the religionIn matters of religion and religious practises,
Article 14 can be invoked only by persons who are similarly situated, that is, persons belonging to the same faith, creed, or sect. yet against the majority community, Apex Court decided against on a petition made by those who did not even claim to bedevotees of Lord Ayyappa !! ~ and today is a day of sadness, anguish, betrayal, ridicule, mockery and barbaric cruelty by the State who has violated the rights of Hindus - something brought about by thousands of Police force and the commie Govt. To us Hinduism is a way of life~ it is with deep sense of anguish that we received the verdict which contravenes thebeliefs and conventions followed for thousands of years in Sabarimala overruled by a Court judgment …. Now today it is more !The argument that women are barred from entering the Sabarimala shrine is farcical and untrue. The absolute truth is that lakhs of women come to Sabarimala every year. That itself goes to prove that this whole debate is misplaced and based on a wrong premise. Restrictions are in place only for those women aged between 10 and 50 and this is primarily due to “Naishtika Brahmacharya Pratishta” wherein the reigning deity of the Sabarimala shrine is an absolute celibate.
The
first thing that strikes any traveler in Kerala is the crowds of devotees
thronging Sabarimala and more the lack of even basic necessities – bare
minimums are luxuries for the devotees who undergo vratham for a mandalam,
preparing for ‘kallum mullum kalukku methai’ ~ barefooted they would bear the
thorns and stones on the path to the holy Sabarimalai. One can see thousands getting down from every
train at Thiruvalla, Chengannur and other stations – and everywhere you can see
devotees lying on the ground, eating little food that comes their way – all in
their penance to have glimpse of Lord Swami Aiyappan. Offer my obeisance to these young devotees,
who know not, what difficulty is !
In the
literate State of Kerala, observed that there was not a single English board in
Kaloor bus stand at Ernakulam ~ devotees including the child and old aged used
to go the Pamba and trek their way or walk the arduous path of periya
pathai.Now in a cruel move, the Commie
Govt imposed a ban on vehicles reaching Pamba, stopping vehicles at Nilackal –
incurring the wrath of devotees, putting hardship on them, at the same time
earning blood money by ensuring that they have to travel only by rickety Govt
buses at the rates fixed by them.More
hardship awaits them as there is no stay facility, no food, and they cannot
worship after fixed hours !!
That is for devotees ~ for infidels, whoever says they don’t believe in God but want to go to Sabarimala, the Govt would provide Police protection, provide their own uniform, take them on Police jeep, provide them food and allow the jean-clad infidels walking with shoes .. today two such women (!) clandestinely dressed as male, with full police escort, allowed their presence in the shrine at early morning 3.45am, took photos and videos recording evidence of such betrayal and gleaming over this achievement ! Kerala Chief
Minister Pinarayi Vijayan confirms the visit and says : "It is a fact that the women entered the
shrine. Police are bound to offer protection to anyone wanting to worship at
the shrine." "We did not enter the shrine by climbing the 18 holy
steps but went through the staff gate," one of the women was quoted by AFP
as saying and they further claim they wereprotected by small group of
policemen, both in uniform and plainclothes and taken inside the temple through
the backdoors !
What
an achievement Red Govt ~ and Pinarayi Vijayan who ignores all Court orders
when it is Mullai Periyar or that of other faiths ! – the entire Police force
had been spending sleepless nights for stage managing this, at the same time
preventing devotees.The Govt with all
its might organized ‘vanitha wall’ where ladies of other religion stood and
held placards against ‘Brahminical patriarchy’ – something which they perhaps
cannot read, neither understand – nor come out of their own veils, nor reach to
their places of worship .. what matters, is ridiculing Hinduism – that too on a
State sponsored platform.
Sanathana dharma ~
our religious protocol is well defined.We worship idols (Archavatharam for Srivaishanvaites) – Our deities are
present in bothphysical/temporal and philosophical form.Our beloved deities arecapable of having different physical and
spiritual forms or manifestations. Worship of each of these forms is unique,
and not all forms are worshipped by all persons. The form of the deity in any
temple is of paramount importance. For instance, Lord Krishna in the temple at
Nathdwara, at Mathura, Guruvayur is infant ~ at Thiruvallikkeni divaydesam, He
is the Supreme avatar – charioteer of Arjun hence, Sri Parthasarathi.
The holy Sabarimala
draws millions of people – Lord Ayyappa,the presiding deity of Sabarimala had his human sojourn at Pandalam as
the son of the King of Pandalam, known by the name of Manikandan, who found him
as a radiant faced infant on the banks of the river Pampa, wearing a bead
(‘mani’) around his neck. Lord Iyappa is the Lord of masses - the cult of
Sabarimala broke the ‘divide’ created internally within the Hinduism and also
created by ‘’divide and rule’’ model of invaders. During the Sabarimala season,
you can see millions of people wearing coloured dhotis, wearing the mala and
sandal paste on their foreheads. They observe strict ‘’brahmacharya’’,strictly
follow food restrictions, live a dharmic path. These *Iyappa samis*mingle freely with each other without any
discrimination based on caste, age, social status etc etc.. address each other
‘Sami’.Faith has been deeply rooted in
society's political and moral behavior.Any challenge to thatfaith,
offends followers and believers,seriously threatens the very fabric of religious beliefs.
Hon’ble
JusticeIndu Malhotra, the only woman on
the bench, said that the petition does not deserve to be entertained. She was
of the view that it is not for courts to determine which religious practices
are to be struck down except in issues of social evil like ‘Sati’.Adding that the issue is critical to various
religions, she said, “Issues of deep religious sentiments should not be
ordinarily be interfered by the court. The Sabarimala shrine and the deity is
protected by Article 25 of the Constitution of India and the religious
practices cannot be solely tested on the basis of Article 14.” “Notions of
rationality cannot be invoked in matters of religion,” said Justice Malhotra,
adding: “What constitutes essential religious practice is for the religious
community to decide, not for the court. She
also said that “Religious practices can’t solely be tested on the basis of the
right to equality. It’s up to the worshippers, not the court to decide what’s
religion’s essential practice.”.. ..
Nowthe cruel Kerala Govt gloats that two women
have entered the temple premises. Brother of one of them had filed a missing persons complaint last week
after she did not return home following her aborted attempt to enter Sabarimala.
They even called a press conference to highlight her disappearance. The woman responded through a video in which
she said she was under police protection: “I will return home after a couple of
days. For security reasons, I cannot divulge details about my whereabouts now.”.. .. .. so a stage-managed betrayal of faith
~ what will the
Hindus, the believers, do !!!
With anguish – S.
Sampathkumar
2nd Jan
2018.
