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--- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "kochappaa" <kochappaa@...> wrote:
> i accept the views expressed by Sri. Kochappa. the brahaspathis has to consider the fianancial capacity of the karthas. moreover many of the brahapathis are not even bothered to perform the rites/rituals in full and many times, if the kartha is not having any knowledge of the mantras, they skip the mantras and complete the srartham in 30 minutes. so it is time for them to relaise and come forward to help the poor brahmins. ofcourse, i am capable of meeting the demands of the vadhyars but writing this letter over my willingness that the poor should not stop the srarthams due to financial bvurden    

k.r.narasimhan
> Respected swamins,
> I want to share a haunting thought of mine. I am a retired middle
> class pensioner in Banglaore. For the past 3 or so years I find
> things are becoming very costly for doing annual pitru srardhams.
> The charges are like this: Rs.650 for Bruhaspathi + small coins
> Rs.50, Rs.600 for 2 swmingals, Rs.700 for thaligai swami and the
> provisions Rs. 600. Thus the total cost of a srardham is Rs.2600. I
> have to do two per year and arrange for the srardham of my poor
> sister who passed away. Many middle class bramins must be facing
> this kind of music. Can any middle class person can afford such
> costs? Whether any other people from other religion or even other
> caste people would spend like this annually on remembering the
> departed souls? Rs.500 if donated to an orphanate or oldage home
> would feed atleast 25 mouths. Where is our sect heading towards. I
> am sure that unless our sect wakes up and rationalise and regulate
> these fleecing bruhaspathis, the whole custom of peforming such
> rites would quickly vanish. It is time, our mutts start some
> registered body where they should register these bruhaspahtis and
> swamins and fix reasonable tariff also.
>
> adiyen
> Kochappaa
>

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