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The following are events that took place on 8th July 2009 and covers Vaitheeswaran-Thirunallaru-Vellankani-Thiruvarur-Alangkudi-Kumbakonam route. Read about the previous day here.
Photo of the day:
Day 5 started early, around 7.20am. We left the hotel, and headed back to Vaitheeswaran temple to take photos.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Of late, I noticed less and less Indians wearing the religious mark on their foreheads. Probably they are not Hindus, but Christians or Muslims. Or perhaps there are other reasons.
Perhaps its an indication that people may not be praying or they even don’t have much faith in the vague thing called religion.
What do you think? Do you wear any such religious marks on your forehead? Do vote in the poll at the sidebar.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email This is the results of the poll that ran in this blog from September 4 till September 15. Total of 104 people voted. More than half said it should remain at the current location, while 8 respondents said it should be demolished! About 39% suggested relocation in one way or another.
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| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Its about time! We hear all kinds of figures being bandied about, and no one is really sure how many Hindu temples there are in the country. When I checked the site earlier today, there’s 1749 temples recorded.
The Hindu Places of Worship Database Project
AUM. After 52 years of Independence, the actual number of Hindu places of worship (temples, shrines, etc) in Malaysia are not known. Different groups, from politicians to NGOs, offer different figures ranging from 10,000 to 20,000; researchers from State governments, MIC, MHS and other NGOs have undertaken data-collection projects at various times for this purpose, but there is still no composite available.
Without availability of such data, it has proven difficult to develop strategies on the future of Hindu places of worship in Malaysia, especially on matters related to the defending against demolitions of Hindu places of worship.
As such, the Temple Committee of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS), as the committee under the national Hindu body that coordinates the interests and activities of temples in the context of looking out for the needs of Hindus in Malaysia has now initiated a community-based nationwide project to collect data on Hindu places of worship in the country.
To develop a truly comprehensive database, we invite ALL Hindus in Malaysia, (including NGOs) to participate in this initiative ? all one would have to do is to visit this website: www.myhindutemples.com and complete a survey online after interviewing the person in charge at the temple that is to be included in the database. We believe that a web-based platform will be able to achieve what previous initiatives could not, particularly so due to the renewed strength many of us have gained from recent events.
This is how we seek your assistance, if you wish to volunteer :
1. Volunteer intending to complete the survey goes to the website and places the cursor on the Temple Database tab.
2. Placing the cursor on the tab releases a drop-down menu, from which the volunteer is to select Registration Form ? Hardcopy.
3. This should bring the volunteer to a page where the form is available for download. Following the instructions on the page, the volunteer can download the form, print it, and visit the temple at the appropriate time to interview the person-in-charge. Considering the value of this project, it would be both practical and understandable to request a little verification on the spot for some of the information requested.
4. Upon getting the complete details, the volunteer can then return to the computer and select the Registration Form ? Online option to key in the details online immediately. The volunteer may wish to download and read the Guide to Completing the Form before doing so.
5. Once these details are keyed in, please give us 3 -5 working days before checking the Approved Temples Listing to confirm whether the record keyed in has accepted by the system. Get back to the website again.
6. Or you can mail us with a little information of nearby temple like Temple name & Address or contact number; so that we can contact them to get more information. Kindly mail to myhindutemples@yahoo.com
We thank you once again for your kindness, support and participation. AUM.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email I’m not sure what to make of this article. Does it mean that if anyone condemns the protesters, it will be “anti-jihad”? I hope these people’s action don’t provide more ammunition for others to ridicule their religion.
To help provide legal service, counseling or payment for the protesters is acceptable – its their right to defend themselves in court of law. But to stick a religious label on that actions takes it to a different level. Now, if the public says anything, these people may claim that those who complaint are against their religion pulak!
Malay non-governmental organisation Perkasa wants to provide legal counsel to the 12 “cow head protestors” who were charged with sedition and illegal assembly at the Shah Alam Sessions and Magistrates courts on Wednesday.
Its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali said several lawyer members of the movement were willing to take up the case as a “jihad,” or any war undertaken in the name of Islam against unbelievers or backsliders.
“We will also go on a donation drive to help them financially to pay for unforeseen expenses that they might incur during the trial proper.
“We are not doing this as a publicity stunt or political mileage but for the sake of the Ummah (the community of believers) and to defend Allah’s religion,” he said in a press statement issued here on Wednesday.
Ibrahim, who is also the independent Member of Parliament for Pasir Mas, criticised those in power, accusing them of being cowards for not protecting the religion.
However, many Muslim and political leaders have condemned the incident (see below), saying such hatred and disrespect had no place in the religion.
On Aug 28, some 50 people, led by residents of Section 23 in Shah Alam, marched about 300m from the state mosque to the gates of the Selangor state secretariat building to protest against the relocation of the Sri Mahamariamman temple from Section 19 to Section 21.
They dragged along a decapitated cow’s head then proceeded to stamp and spit on it.
They also warned of further action if the temple was built in their area, with one protest leader promising bloodshed.
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