Now, a NaMo temple with 'Modi chalisa' Rajiv Mani,TNN

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The residents of a remote village in neighbouring Kaushambi district, it seems, have gone a bit too far in their adulation of Narendra Modi. In fact, they have dedicated a temple to him -- complete with a statue and 'Modi Chalisa'. Villagers from Bhagwanpur have begun to worship the BJP prime ministerial candidate as a deity and address him as 'Swami' Narendra Modi. The ancient Shiva temple where Modi's statue is installed is now called 'NaMo NaMo Mandir'.


The 'devotees' offer daily prayers to the deity and also recite a 'Modi Chalisa' besides lighting a lamp which they say will be lit continuously for 125 days with the wish that Modi becomes the prime minister of the country. Not surprisingly, the move, led by the temple priest, has its share of critics, with some considering it as a stunt by those affiliated to the BJP. However, unfazed by what others say, 49-year-old priest Brijendra Narayan Mishra believes "worshipping Modi will result in a better future for the country".


"Modi alone has the potential to bring stability, security and prosperity to the nation and worshipping his statute is my style of patriotism," he said. "Har koi desh ke liye kuch na kuch kar raha hai to hamne socha ki desh ko Modiji jaise neta ki zarurat hai, to hum unke liye ishwariye shakti pradan karne ka prayas kyun na karen (Everyone is contributing on his part for the betterment of the country and we need a leader like Modi. So I thought I would do this and others followed)," said Mishra while talking to TOI.


"We are not doing this for personal propaganda as we are of the view that if Modi becomes the prime minister, we will have a better future," he said. The 'NaMo, NaMo Mandir' is becoming popular among the masses and people from nearby villages are coming here to catch a glimpse of it.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...le-with-Modi-chalisa/articleshow/29345039.cms

 

[kunjuppu]

well if there can be a temple for khushboo the actress, a temple of namo is not such a bad deal or idea

 

[auh]

This practice may very well be the explanation of how we have so many gods, temples and legends in our sanathana dharma...

 

[kunjuppu]

This practice may very well be the explanation of how we have so many gods, temples and legends in our sanathana dharma...

i dont know about sanatana dharma.

but it is the tradition among tamils since ancient times to raise a temple for anyone who died for a worthy cause or for the sake of the society. we have the history of madurai veeran for example.

and the villages are strewn with temples for women who died saving children from an abusive husband etc.these eventually evolve into ammans. there is temple for kannagi too among others.

these are not vedic pantheons, though there is an effort to absorb them into mainstream hinduism through two methods - takeover by HRCE (mundankanni amman koil in mylapore) and introduction of brahmin priests, replacing the poosaris (mundankanni amman, thiruverkadu mariamman).

personally, i would rather visit a village temple with a poosari, as the prayers come from the heart, no format and overall informality with anyone allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum. i think, barring the brahmin priests, no one else is allowed into the praharams of the major temples of tamil nadu....

 

[auh]

...

personally, i would rather visit a village temple with a poosari, as the prayers come from the heart, no format and overall informality with anyone allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum. i think, barring the brahmin priests, no one else is allowed into the praharams of the major temples of tamil nadu....

I dont know if only village poosaris pray from the heart.

There is so much murk around each and everything that it is better to say a silent prayer, if at all we believe in prayer, wherever we are.

 

[sarang]

All devotees use the praharam for circumambulation. Priests have nothing to do with praharam; perhaps you wanted to refer to garbhagraha.

no one else is allowed into the praharams of the major temples of tamil nadu....

 

[kunjuppu]

All devotees use the praharam for circumambulation. Priests have nothing to do with praharam; perhaps you wanted to refer to garbhagraha.

sorry. garbagraha. sanctum sanctorum to be specific thank you.

 

[kunjuppu]

I dont know if only village poosaris pray from the heart.

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sorry, i meant 'no fixed prayer format'. thevaram is sometimes used. so i hear. i havent been to an amman temple or village temple, for years.

 

[kunjuppu]

in Facebook, Badri Seshadri is giving a day by day account of his 10 day visit to Gujarat - no not to evaluate modi but to visit the historic places. but invariably modi always turns up in any conversation.

here is today's report and even more interesting, the comments... telling about how various folks view modi and guj of today

Badri Seshadri
Except for the power situation, Gujarat has a long way to go to catch up with TN.
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Aravindan Krishnamoorthy even in power situation though they claim for 24/7 availability still the 100% of the household is not powered(Covered)
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Puthurajan Sritharan So, you don't know much about the present in Guj! We Sivakasi people do business with all states. To me Gujarat has developed much than any other state.
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Puthurajan Sritharan It is not development in TN. It is swelling. Which industry shall flourish without power? I mean, power should be made available to small or big industries. Good durable roads are must. Show me a road in TN.
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Puthurajan Sritharan With out paying bribe, we could get things done in Guj. Show me a dipartment in TN without corruption.
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Puthurajan Sritharan Let those people living in Guj or TN say which is best.
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Puthurajan Sritharan True, Guj has a long way to catch up TN in corruption, scams, bribe, red tappism, swindling of natural resources like river sand, forest, granite.
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Thirumalai Sa What other indicators did you observe? Did you visit any Govt. office for any transaction? Did you check any village for drinking water? Schools? Roads may not be like Chennai but it should be compared across the state. Again Chennai alone is not TN
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Puthurajan Sritharan In my municipality a sweeper paid Rs1.25 lakh as bribe. A teacher appointee paid 5 lakhs as bribe. Sales tax, Sub registror posts are auctioned in TN. Rs50 lakhs for chancellor.
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Arkay Ramakrishnan We will have a get together and listen to all the experiences.
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Poovannan Ganapathy It has a long way to catch up with TN in gender sex ratio.its 995-1000 in TN while its 918-1000 in gujarat.Gujarat has lost more than 2 lakhs of girls between 2001 and 2011 census by minimal
It has a long way to catch up with TN in education and the seats in government engg,medical,arts and science colleges in TN is miles ahead of gujarat.Even in pvt sector the seats are several times higher in TN.
Its miles to go before gujarat can reach the percentage of educational seats/ jobs women corner in TN and families which had opted for family planning with only girl children
Gujarat is among the last when it comes to number of people working in central govt,armed forces,paramilitary forces,scientific establishments,artists and TN has a share greater than its proportion in the indian population.
The hindu muslim divide is stark in gujarat and gujarat is totally dependant on other states to work as nurses,teachers,doctors,engrs in gujarat.
5 hours ago · Like · 3

Ranganathan Poornam Is it Sir!!! but we had a BIG Picture. and pl. comment on the above counter arg.
5 hours ago · Like · 1

Jokin Jeyapaul he is right ; gujarat villages r in pathetic condition , TN is far ahead., Gandhinagar, Surat, Ahemedabad, Baroda, jamnagar is not gujarat there are thousands of villages r there
5 hours ago · Like

Manion Ramasamy Power 5Rs per unit for residential connections.
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Jokin Jeyapaul power tariff modi alone can not be blamed ; pvt power sectors came before modi era
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Prashanth Umashanker Badri Seshadri Sir please share the indicators you considered
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Kichaji Kudanthai first time ,truth hearing from a modi supporter.
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Tiruchendurai Ramamurthy Sankar On the converse, if this is generally considered a developed state of affairs, what would have been Gujarat after 50 years of congress rule.

Honestly, are we going to give credit to the Dravidian parties for the alleged better state of affairs in TN? Or is it that we shunned congress a good 46 years back and that could be cited as one if the reasons for the development?

these malnutrition, sex ratio are for board room discussions...not for the common man who looks for simple amenities, clean and transparent administration.

I think with uninterrupted power supply that was achieved in 2009-2010 the benefits could be seen in the next 10 years, in industry and infrastructure.
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Ramiah Ariya The reason TN has been better off is because of several policies taken across multiple governments. One is the mid-day meal scheme. Second was the drive for literacy. A third was (surprisingly) the early occurence of AIDS in the state. It made the state focus a lot on healthcare. In reality, TN is very weak in natural resources, and has used successful welfare policies to stay ahead.
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Ramiah Ariya Even in power, TN uses renewable energy sources far more than Gujarat - it generates 3 times as much wind power as Gujarat. Gujarat's famed solar generators are actually very weak in terms of production. Their overall share of renewable is far lower than TN
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Ramiah Ariya Similarly T&D losses in TN are far lower than Gujarat. Gujarat, as far as I know, has around 24% loss due to T&D
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Ramiah Ariya The two states offer a big contrast in approaches. TN invests in welfare policies largely and hopes that development would follow. Gujarat - the approach is to rely on offering huge sops to industry and thus create development in a short timeframe, without the corresponding social investments.
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Kannan Kay இப்போதென்று இல்லை காமராஜ் ஆட்சி காலத்திலிருந்தே தமிழ்நாடு பல வளர்ச்சித் திட்டங்களில் முன்னணியில்தான் இருக்கிறது; குஜராத் 12 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் வளர்ச்சி விகிதம் : கடந்த பன்னெண்டு ஆண்டுகளின் வளர்ச்சி விகிதம் என்று பார்ப்பதுதான் சரி; அதில் குறைபாடுகள் இருந்தால் சுட்டிக்காட்டலாம்.

அதே போல் மேல்மட்ட ஊழல் விகிதாசாரமும் ஒப்பிடப்படவேண்டும்; இதில் தமிழ்நாட்டோடுகூடவும் ஒப்பிடலாம்; கூடவா குறைவா தெரிந்துகொள்ளலாம்.

மேலும், நிர்வாக சீரமைப்பு, திட்டங்கள் நிறைவேறுவதில் ஏற்படும் காலதாமதம், காலத்தோடு நடப்பது இவையும் ஒப்பிடப்படவேண்டும்.

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Mettur Thangavel We are expecting changes very soon on your stand about modi.
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KJ Ashokkumar சின்ன ரோடுகள், பாதாள சாக்கடைகள் இல்லாமல் ரோட்டின் ஓரமே செல்லும் சாக்கடைகள் கொண்ட மாநிலம் தமிழகம் மட்டுமே, கொசு தொல்லை இதெல்லாம் அங்கு இல்லை.
3 hours ago · Like · 1

Paul Amirthraj நான் குஜராத் வதோதர-வில் இருக்கிறேன். மின்சார விநியோகம் 24மணி நேரம் இருக்கின்றது. மற்றபடி மக்களுக்கு தேவையான அடிப்படை பஸ் வசதி தமிழ்நாட்டை போல் கிடையாது. அடிப்படை காய்கறிகளின் விலை சென்னை கோயம்பேடு சந்தையை விட அதிகம் தான். சில மக்கள் இன்னமும் சாலையோரம் வாழ்கிறார்கள். அரிசி விலை குறைவு.
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Ramiah Ariya Baroda is one of the better cities. Ahmedabad ranks as the most polluted second-tier city in India. Pollution there is worse than Chennai.
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Yuva Krishna திடீர்னு யாரு சார் உங்க கண்ணில் கட்டியிருந்த துணியை அவிழ்த்து விட்டது?
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Narayanan Apparasan Badri honestly say, who is real reason behind today's TN position ...?
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M Suresh Varan Sir, We need to compare the growth before and after Modi. and the rivers and deserts in Gujarat. We should not compare the current Position
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Sowmiya Narayanan தமிழ் வளர்ச்சி தொடர்பாக, குறிப்பாக தமிழில் பாட நூல்கள், உயர் கல்விப் பாடநூல்கள் தி.மு.க. ஆட்சிக்கு வருவதற்கு முன்பே செய்யப்பட்டதுதான். ஒரு அகராதி கூட தி.மு.க. ஆட்சிக்கு முன்புதான் வந்தது.
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Rajendran Catlas what abt reserve debt in world bank next to china
about an hour ago · Like

Rajendran Catlas reserve fund
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Jataayu B'lore Disappointing one liner, Badri. What is really the use of such a sweeping comment without any context? Please write your observations in detail after the trip is over. Thanks.
about an hour ago · Like

L Suresh Kumar Lsk voters in gujarat are not fools. a disappointing one liner with a sweeping remark against no background info. Please compare gujarat.before.namo.as.its.cm and after namo.as.its.cm.
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Anand Srinivasan GUJRAT IS ALL HYPE AND NO SUBSTANCE. GUJRAT WAS A HIGHLY INDUSTRIALISED STATE LONG BEFORE MODI ARRIVED.In field of education gujrat has long lagged the national averages. Handing of law and order has been terrible with a more then a dozen IPS OFFICERS IN JAIL
30 minutes ago · Like

Puthurajan Sritharan BT cotton gives high yield, high returns to Guj farmers, not else where. Guj govt arrange trade facilities to sell cotton at MSP to TN end users! No free electricity in Guj. No free bees!
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Puthurajan Sritharan Guj provides employment opportunity to various people. Guj has the best management school in India.
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Poovannan Ganapathy Let the gujarat govt give the figures of how gujarat was before and modi became CM to silence the critics.
What was the gender sex ratio in gujarat before modi and how has he improved it
What where the number of arts,professional colleges in gujarat before he became CM and now and how the increase or decrease fare in comparison with other states
What was the percentage of women in education,jobs in govt ,public sector,pvt sector in gujarat before he became CM and now
What was the percentage of dalits,tribals,obcs in jobs,education,white collared jobs before he became CM and now.
What was the share of gujaratis in central govt jobs,armed forces,scientific establishments and what has he done to improve their share in them which was and is pathetically low.
What was the debt of gujarat before he took over and now(lot of people across the country beleive a fake email circulating for years that he turned the debt and has deposited 1 lakh crore in gujarat while the reality is that gujarat is third in the country in debt)
What was the shortage of teachers,nurses,doctors,professors in colleges,hospitals across gujarat before he became CM and now
What was the share of minorities in loksabhs,rajyasabha,state cabinet,assembly,govt jobs,education before he took over and now
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Puthurajan Sritharan Before 1967, TN used to be among top 3 states. Today gone to 13th. Pls note, TN is neglecting agriculture. Guj shows record production in agriculture 10.5%, better than national average.
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Puthurajan Sritharan @Ganapathy, yes, TN has 500+ engineering colleges, produce 1.5 lakh+ engineers. How about their quality?
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Puthurajan Sritharan @Ganapathy, Yes we had best schools & colleges before 1967. Today we produce glorifies clerks.
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Poovannan Ganapathy We should talk with facts.below poverty line in TN in 1970 was above 50% and now it has reduced to less than 20%
There has been tremendous improvement in education,health,share of tamilians in central govt organisations,life expectancy,womens education,women share in jobs,acheiving family planning targets
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