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 ------------------------------------ Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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