Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Oh ya. Forgot to mention about an incident that happened in Sri Mariamman Temple (SMT @ South Bridge road).
I was there yesterday - to see the Vastrabaranam (Drowpathai Amman taking her "vow") and also for my GodBrother's baby's 30th day.
He being in a Urumi, decided to show his love for God by singing. He can sing by the way. He's got a superb voice, seriously.
There came a volunteer and told this guy to stop singing.
This is what he said:
"Stop singing. The temple is a peaceful place. That is why we don't allow bhajans in the temple. So no singing in the temple."
And hello, he was RUDE!!! Extremely RUDE.
My dear brother (together with his Urumi, without instruments by the way) was singing at the Kaliamman Sannathi.
That bloody volunteer or temple member or whatever he is, stopped them from singing a song for my dearest Kaliamman. What the hell man!!! I was so ready to ask that fella' so many questions. But then, decided against it. I wanted to be nice that day.
Seriously, the temple is not a library to be quiet. The guys weren't singing some Tamil cinema songs. They were singing devotional songs, out of mere love for God. And that man simply told them to shut up!!! What the hell?!?!?
If the temple is a peaceful place, you shouldn't have the instruments (thavil and nathasvaram) to play for God nor have the priest to say prayers, because all that creates noice.
If you don't allow bhajans, then what was Veeramanidasan doing in the temple last year.
(I love Veeramanidasan. He's got a great voice and a charm in his voice that I have never heard in any others. His love for God is so exceptional and shown through his songs. WOW!!!)
I've got nothing to say lah. I wanted to write in to the management of the temple. But well, no point making a mountain out of a mole hill right? Let 'tharmam' (morality) live!!! ¶ 12:04 AM
I was there yesterday - to see the Vastrabaranam (Drowpathai Amman taking her "vow") and also for my GodBrother's baby's 30th day.
He being in a Urumi, decided to show his love for God by singing. He can sing by the way. He's got a superb voice, seriously.
There came a volunteer and told this guy to stop singing.
This is what he said:
"Stop singing. The temple is a peaceful place. That is why we don't allow bhajans in the temple. So no singing in the temple."
And hello, he was RUDE!!! Extremely RUDE.
My dear brother (together with his Urumi, without instruments by the way) was singing at the Kaliamman Sannathi.
That bloody volunteer or temple member or whatever he is, stopped them from singing a song for my dearest Kaliamman. What the hell man!!! I was so ready to ask that fella' so many questions. But then, decided against it. I wanted to be nice that day.
Seriously, the temple is not a library to be quiet. The guys weren't singing some Tamil cinema songs. They were singing devotional songs, out of mere love for God. And that man simply told them to shut up!!! What the hell?!?!?
If the temple is a peaceful place, you shouldn't have the instruments (thavil and nathasvaram) to play for God nor have the priest to say prayers, because all that creates noice.
If you don't allow bhajans, then what was Veeramanidasan doing in the temple last year.
(I love Veeramanidasan. He's got a great voice and a charm in his voice that I have never heard in any others. His love for God is so exceptional and shown through his songs. WOW!!!)
I've got nothing to say lah. I wanted to write in to the management of the temple. But well, no point making a mountain out of a mole hill right? Let 'tharmam' (morality) live!!! ¶ 12:04 AM
