Sullia: Subrahmanya Bandh on Made Snana a Huge Success
Daijiworld Media Network – Sullia (SP)
Sullia, Dec 6: The call for Subrahmanya bandh, given by devotees of Lord Subrahmanyeshwara Temple in protest against what they call as outside interferences in the affairs of the temple, efforts to meddle with sanctity and customs of the temple etc on Monday December 5 evoked total response.
Thousands of devotees, local people and students, who participated in the protest meeting organized on the occasion, placed a rightful demand for the continuance of the Made Made Snana ritual, which people perform in conformity with their religious vow as a gesture of gratitude to the Lord for favours granted, particularly curing skin-related diseases.
Veteran astrologer, Vidwan Kabyady Jayaram Acharya, delivering the main address at the meeting, criticized the leftists and so called intellectuals for poking their noses into unnecessary affairs, and termed them as remnants of the British administration era.
“A well-planned conspiracy to create a rift among the Hindu community has been hatched. People belonging to Malekudiya community, who enjoy a special status in the history and functioning of the temple, have always been staunch devotees of the Lord. They are backed by pure devotion towards the temple deity, and no one should try to incense them on this issue. Made Made Snana has not given rise to any problem to anyone. We at Subrahmanya have not found any adversity in this custom. How could people living far away have noticed them? Thousands of people have joined here to support the sanctity of the temple voluntarily. Made Made Snana is performed by devotees at their will and free of cost. Let the concerned conduct scientific tests and prove that it is harmful, before banning it. No one should test the tolerance levels of Hindus. This malicious propaganda appears to be aimed to stopping the exodus of devotees which the temple has been witnessing since the last many years,” he said.
Acharya called upon Hindus to work as a united force to protest against wrongs their religious centres may be compelled to endure. He said he had been brought to Subrahmanya by his grandmother when he was 16, to seek the Lord’s blessings to cure the red blisters that had appeared on his body. He said he performed Made Made Snana and his ailment was cured, never to appear again till now.
Lakshmissha Gabladka also asked the people not to allow their faiths and beliefs to get dented by efforts being made by unconnected people. He advised the officials coming to the temple to study the history, belief systems, and faith of the people, before meddling with its affairs.
Sullia Block Congress president, Venkappa Gowda, expressed the opinion that orders which interfere with longstanding religious faiths of the devotees should never be issued.
A number of people including leaders from Dalit and Malekudiya communities participated, and supported the continuance of Made Made Snana ritual in the temple. Rajesh N S welcomed. Harish Injady proposed vote of thanks. Satish Koojugodu presented the programme.