vaNakkam The sorry state of affairs in Hindu temples is worsened further with such scribblings on most of the temple walls by Hindus. Not to mention the politics in temple management ! However sarcastic the tone may be in the lines below, I kindly request people to NOT to write so in future. The dangerous tendency is not to recognise the sarcasm and take it as an advice might well set in the minds of people. Another forseeable danger is a new generation might come up not knowing anything about AzvAr-s or even Tamil in TN !!! Or has it already come ? :-( In my two visits to thanjAvUr periya kOvil, I was shocked to see the scribblings, scratches, and all despicable things done to centuries' old paintings. The least one can do is keep writing about these, raise the awareness of people and help bring a new generation of Hindus who will NOT repeat these mistakes and perhaps restore these paintings to their original glory over time. [ I took some photos but not sure where they are now. ] anbudan kumAr - http://www.egroups.com/messages/lsk/ ================================================== ref : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/message/1526 From: sampath kumar <sampathkumar_2000@xxxx> Subject: "The Writing on the Wall" -- (another version) ... If one must learn to write upon the walls of one's heart (as the AzhwAr exhorts us), what better way indeed to start than with the walls of a temple? ...
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