Monday, April 4, 2011

Kerala is the state that achieved full literacy.At the same time people of Kerala is attracted to devotion and superstition.This faith is utilised by temples,Churches and man gods.
Pongala is the main offering of Attukal temple at Trivandrum.This started many years ago.Lots of people come to put Pongala at this temple and this entered in Guinness Book of World Records.
In temples libation is preparing at hygienic atmosphere,in temple kitchen.But pongala is cooking at bus-stand,Railway -station every where up to 6 k.m around temple.In Kerala these places are most dirty places.Devotees prepare libation in these places and priests will worship these offerings.Faith in God is good.But there must be a limit.

The people of Kerala have more money in there hand .But they didn't have peace of mind.They didn't know what to do to have peace of mind.Some turns to drugs and some to devotion.From Trivandrum to Eranakulam many temples started Pongala as their new offerings.More and more people are participating in this offering.

Annadanam (giving food) is another business.To give food a day is good thing,but food will not give some poor person that not had food for many day.

This food supply is found in Churches also.

In the name of God what are doing?No one knows.

1 comment:

  1. This is a good post, Suma.Unfortunately,in Kerala all types of superstitions are on the increase. Any sane person would prefer to be an atheist than one who follows all these rituals invented with a commercial eye.

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