Wednesday, July 8, 2009

the religion called HUMANITY...(hindu temple with muslim priests)


WELL, I HAVE BEEN ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THIS.HUMANITY THE RELIGION OF ALL.NO DOUBT,OUR RELIGION COMES FROM OUR FATHER,BUT TOLERANCE TO ALL INDIVIDUAL IRRESPECTIVE OF THE DIFFERENCES WAS ALWAYS THOUGHT TO BE GREAT.BUT,WHAT WAS MOST EXULTING WAS A HINDU TEMPLE BEING GUARDED BY MUSLIM PRIESTS AND THAT'S TOO IN ONE OF THE MOST BACKWARD PLACES WITH CONFLICTS AND RIOTS PREVAILING AMIDST TABOOS AND TRADITION.WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FAR BEFORE HAS NOW AT LEAST STARTED EXPANDING IT'S WING AND THE MOST EXHILARATING WAS THE FACT IT STARTED FROM PAHALGAM.
SITUATED ON THE BANK OF A RIVER,A 900 YEAR OLD SHIVA TEMPLE,THE ONLY HINDU SHRINE IN THE KASHMIR VALLEY.
AFTER MIGRATION OF KASHMIRI PUNDITS FROM A NEARBY VILLAGE,TWO MUSLIM PRIESTS-MOHD ABDULLAH & GHULAM HASAN KEPT THE DOORS OF MAMALAKA TEMPLE OPEN AND IT'S BELL STILL RINGING,MAKING EVERYONE TO REMIND THEMSELVES ABOUT THE OMNIPOTENT IN THE SILENCE OF THE VALLEY.
THE TEMPLE ACTUALLY FALLS ON THE WAY TO AMARNATH AND IS USED AS HALT FOR THE PILGRIMS ON THE WAY.THE MUSLIM PRIESTS MANAGES THE TEMPLE INCLUDING RITUALS AND ALWAYS KEEPS IN MIND THAT NO ONE GOES WITHOUT PRASAD.
TODAY THE TEMPLE WHICH WAS AT THE BRINK OF BECOMING RUINS STILL STANDS TALL.IT WAS HUMANITY AND FAITH THAT IS NOW ERECT.GOD IS ONE.HE TOO LOVES HUMANITY.

1 comment:

  1. m not being bias...but den i seriously love this one...very well said -god is one ..n dis act of humanity should have started years ago....

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