| How much do we understand Sanskrit chants that | | | | understand the meaning. They might be like those |
| are used to worship god. I think only a few people | | | | parrots which learn by heart by repeating something |
| understand them. Is broadcasting them on | | | | over and again. So in that case my expectation from |
| loudspeaker on street of any use? Wouldn’t it | | | | them of making people understand the meaning of |
| be more beneficial to make a small group of people, | | | | chants will certainly see the end before beginning. |
| who are interested, understand the meaning of these | | | | |
| chants? | | | | Who are the people funding these wasteful |
| | | | | extravagancy? Why can’t they fund the charity |
| I think this show business should be stopped and | | | | and social service instead? I am not saying that |
| sacred chants should not be allowed to be used by | | | | religious affairs are not good. I am just concerned |
| these foolish people to create nuisance. | | | | about these types of religious show off which |
| | | | | doesn’t seem to have any good implication on |
| Recently in a temple near my house there was some | | | | our society. They are just expense which creates |
| Puja (ritual) organized. Roads were decorated with | | | | nuisance. |
| colourful light bulbs and loudspeakers were put on the | | | | |
| street up to not less than 500 meters to the both | | | | What purpose other than show off, does it serves? I |
| way from the temple. This sheer wastage of money | | | | have seen more people visiting the temple. Are they |
| was not the end but two priests were continuously | | | | getting attracted to the decoration and lightings or |
| reciting chants till it was dark which was loud enough | | | | fully blown sound on the street? If yes, this is very |
| on loudspeakers. The time I used to leave office, this | | | | pity situation. Do we need to attract people by doing |
| fact used to start haunting me. I started feeling | | | | these for them to come to temple? Are we trying |
| stressed while going to my house after office. This | | | | to remind people that you should worship god and |
| was not the end and next day in the early in the | | | | that too using loudspeaker? |
| morning when it was still dark, I was awake by the | | | | |
| songs which was so loud that I had to put cotton in | | | | Whom to blame? Those people who have abundant |
| my ear. Those songs which sometimes sooth me | | | | money and so just don’t bother how it’s |
| was making me mad with irritation. | | | | being used or those temple authority who are not |
| | | | | bothered about how there affair can disturb people |
| Did those great saints created those sacred chants | | | | or those authority who have given permission for all |
| for making nuisance? I hope that they come here to | | | | lightings and sound on street or we the people who |
| see the torture bestowed upon there creation. They | | | | accept anything in the name of god. |
| will definitely cry and get mad with the new era | | | | |
| priests using then this way. | | | | Doing good is serving god. If this is true, I don’t |
| | | | | think we are actually on the right path of worship. |
| I doubt that those people who recite them | | | | |