prasad1
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Debabrata Mohapatra write in Times of India.
PURI: Throwing the district administration's warning to the wind, a large number of people climbed on to the chariot of Lord Jagannath in the guise of priests on the occasion of Bahuda Yatra here on Friday. Donning priestly attire, the fake servitors encroached upon the Nandighos chariot during Jagannath's procession (pahandi) from Gundicha temple, making it difficult for pilgrims to catch a glimpse of the deities aboard their chariots. Ruckus raged on Balabhadra and Subhadra's chariots as well.
A section of influential priests were busy minting money by inviting affluent devotees on to the chariots, hindering hundreds of pilgrims, who thronged to Puri from across the country and abroad to bid adieu to the gods, from getting a clear darshan of the deities.
Jagannath temple security guards, Odisha police and temple administration were all rendered helpless before the priests' hegemony. "We tried to bring down the fake priests, but the real ones threatened to stop the rituals. We had no other option than to bow down before their audacity," said a police officer.
I know that people will say it the fault of central government or Sonia Gandhi that there is so much corruption in India.
But the rot started far deeper than that. I think the moral fibre is rotton.
It reminds me of the famous song from UPKAR
[video=youtube;4G9zStK5Ik8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G9zStK5Ik8&feature=player_embedded[/video]
PURI: Throwing the district administration's warning to the wind, a large number of people climbed on to the chariot of Lord Jagannath in the guise of priests on the occasion of Bahuda Yatra here on Friday. Donning priestly attire, the fake servitors encroached upon the Nandighos chariot during Jagannath's procession (pahandi) from Gundicha temple, making it difficult for pilgrims to catch a glimpse of the deities aboard their chariots. Ruckus raged on Balabhadra and Subhadra's chariots as well.
A section of influential priests were busy minting money by inviting affluent devotees on to the chariots, hindering hundreds of pilgrims, who thronged to Puri from across the country and abroad to bid adieu to the gods, from getting a clear darshan of the deities.
Jagannath temple security guards, Odisha police and temple administration were all rendered helpless before the priests' hegemony. "We tried to bring down the fake priests, but the real ones threatened to stop the rituals. We had no other option than to bow down before their audacity," said a police officer.
I know that people will say it the fault of central government or Sonia Gandhi that there is so much corruption in India.
But the rot started far deeper than that. I think the moral fibre is rotton.
It reminds me of the famous song from UPKAR
[video=youtube;4G9zStK5Ik8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G9zStK5Ik8&feature=player_embedded[/video]
