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Most of us are following the western culture by blowing candles on
birthdays.
A learned upanyaasakar observed: "On birthdays we wish long life for
the
person whose birthday is being observed. In our Hindu tradition we do
that by lighting a lamp and not putting it out." We always LIGHT
lamps in front of God or on special occassions
and we try to re-light it or put more oil(we do have two or more at
any
time, so we light one that need oil or 'thiri' while the other lamps
are still burning).

I am reproducing what I read this morning in the Parade magazine
(dated
October 12, 2008)and this comes as part of the Sunday Star Ledger in
Ask Marilyn column:

quote**************************************************
Is it safe to eat birthday cake after kids or adults blow all over
it?
?Chuck Cooper, Mulberry, Fla.
Only if you don't mind possibly catching whatever contagious illness
they may have. This unwelcome prospect is why restaurant-industry
standards have been developed for those familiar food-bar shields,
commonly known as "sneeze guards."

Cleanliness-conscious hosts may want to provide cupcakes for guests
who
prefer their cake " unshowered" by enthusiastic partygoers.

unquote**************************************************

I have a comment to make on ill persons visiting the temple, not
seriously ill, but with cough and cold. They are spreading the cold
virus by not cupping their mouths or covering with a cloth when they
cough. Just imagine how many persons they are infecting with their
ailments! If they are doing Bhagavan Kainkaryam, then they have to be
very careful not to use the same hand to do HIS Kainkaryam.

vachika: dosha: Kshantavya:

adiyen
Lakshmana dAsan









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