The Telephone number had been typed wrong in my message, hence this correction. Sorry for the error.
The name and correct Phone Number are given below:
Sri Sampth Bhattacharya Phone: 044 27420053
Regards,
Brahmanyan, Bangalore.
--- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brahmanyan" <abmanian@...> wrote: >
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> > > > --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "kochappaa" kochappaa@ wrote: > > > > 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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