Fridays are reserved for temple visits by most Hindus. The shrines get crowded with devotees .The Goddess reign supreme during the Friday poojas . The deities in lovely attire decked with ornaments and adorned by colourful garlands present a grand yet serene , delightful yet graceful, enthralling yet divine presence.A close look into the eyes of the Goddess kindles rhapsody and reverberation. The eyes emanate a succinct power that consoles the depressed demeanour. condemns the wicked perception, controls the agitated mind, brings out the goodness, and considers a tranquil ,transcendental momentum never experienced before. Each visit to the temple lets out a different stigma , strikes out a variant harmony , that words and expressions are not sufficient to describe .
Of late , going to the temple pose a diffident task. Entrance is marshalled by Police. Security check is conducted. Then a long , long queue is formed . There are different entries to those who buy tickets , classified according to the value ,then free entry, apart from a VIP thoroughfare , which is utilised by the top officials, Politicians and elites. Negotiating the way to the sanctum sanctorium needs enormous patience and sustaining spirit.
After coping with all these hurdles , a fraction of a minute is allotted for the worship, which is overwhelmed by a hard push by the crowd, a rude shout by the security guard , a harsh command by the police . The synchronising effect of the chanting of mantras , the deepa aradhana and the proximity to the divine , gets lost , by the dis cordant , inhuman behaviour of the temple sevaks and the arrogance of the Police officials.
A resolution , a determination settles in the mind. A little strayed away faith from the norms , a strained disappiation from the codes , usurps the long dedicated thought of paying visits to the temples, that of restricting the intention of going to the temples, which were once a citadel of peace and tranquillity, but now appear to be a meeting place of monied , powerful , and bureaucratic cult.
The temples of worship , have given way to commercialisation and politician . A strong vehemence creeps in , a dissatisfied interpretation works out, a disinterested devotion predominates.This tendency does not augur well, and does not involve a healthy ideal.A new procedure to worship God and Goddess has to be evolved , to retain the religion.
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