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Originally Posted by Ramachander
Dear Friend,
All these practices are a matter of faith and not logic.Our Agama sasthras say that a particular community should do pooja.We have faith in these sasthras.Similar to this is
a.The mariamma temples , the poojari belongs to another caste
b.ManiyakkaraN OF A VILLAGE BELONGS TO ANOTHER CASTE
c.WE remove our shirt while doing religious duties
d.We cover our heads while entering Gurudwara
and so on
Let us respect our faith.Ramachander
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How did dalits become poojaris in mariamman temples?They built their own temples because they were not allowed entry into temples till 1947.They became poojaris of their own temples because none of the us were willing to become poojaris in temples in slums.As a result they started offering liqour,meat and arrack to
our gods ,because thats what they eat and none of us educated them about how to do poojas are ahamas.
So what is the point in saying dalits only are poojaris in mariamman temple?How many of us are willing to become poojaris in dalit temples?Dont cite salary as a reason for not working there.when dalit poojaris can work for a pittance anybody can work like that.They do such a job because of their love on mariamman.Whose devotion is higher?Ours or his?
Men not wearing shirts inside temples and covering heads in gurudvaras is common for all men.If anybody says "only upper caste men should remove shirts" it is discrimination.But saying "lower caste men cannot do poojas is discrimination based on caste".Both cannot be equated.