Adi,
In thiruppathy Devasthanam Too, we need to visit a Mosque
and the same in Sabari Malai Ayyappan.
More than a coicidence between Hindu temples and SHia Mosques
--- In shivyoga@yahoogroup
wrote:
>
> Our Respected Ralph Ali Mahdi Khan writes :
>
> (Objectively speaking, Amarnath is a (divine) ice-sculpture that
> returns every year in a large cave that was discovered by a
> Musselman.)
>
> Yes! dear hearts ! this is also one of the legends surrounding the
> discoevery of the cave.
>
> The Mussalman who discovered the cave was a shepherd named Buta
> Malik.According to an ancient tale,
> Buta Malik who was given a sack of coal by a sadhu. Upon reaching
> home he discovered that the sack, in fact, contained gold.
Overjoyed
> and overcome, Buta Malik rushed back to look for the sadhu and
thank
> him, but on the spot of their meeting discovered a cave, and
> eventually this became a place of pilgrimage for all believers. To
> date, a percentage of the donations made by pilgrims are given to
the
> descendants of Malik. and the remaining to the trust which manages
> the shrine.
>
>
> I am not able to understand any of this - Hindus and muslims have
> always prayed side by side all these years in close proximity ! In
> fact , in Benaras ,where the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple is
> located ,there is a mosque built by the despot Aurangazeb! when i
> visited Benaras in the winter of 1990 with my mother, i visited
both
> the Jyothirlingam of the Kahi vishwanath temple and thee mosque! My
> lips were chanting the swacred Om Namaha shivaye but my kness were
> stouching tshe ground in a prayerful position! As our beloved Rumi
> says there are hundreds of ways of kneeing and kissing the ground!
to
> each his own!
>
> Now , take the case of the Kapalesshwerar kovik in mylapre,Chennai,
> india !
>
> "There is an interesting legend about the temple tank. The temple
did
> not have a tank and the present tank at the temple belonged to
Nawab
> Mohammed Ali, the Nawab of Arcot. It is said that a delegation of
> priests and devotees met the Nawab and impressed upon him, that it
> was an absolute necessity for a temple to have a tank. The
benevolent
> Nawab gifted the tank to the temple. However, at that time Shia
> Muslim brethrens were already using this tank for immersion of
Panjas
> (Tajias) on the day of Moharram. The tank was gifted to the temple
on
> the condition that Shia brethren would continue to use it for
> Moharrum. This practice continues till date. The descendants of the
> Nawab of Arcot have shown goodwill towards the temple from time to
> time. The present Prince of Arcot, Janab Mohammed Abdul Ali visited
> the temple and tank on the eve of 'Teppam Festival' and had darshan
> of the Lord in the Teppam. He was bestowed with temple honours. The
> Lord at Mylapore is all pervasive, all embracive. He truly belongs
to
> all. "Shiva iva the most compassionate god is also known as Rahim ,
> the compassionate!
>
>
> WHEN YOU VISIT ADI SHANKARA'S KANCHI KAMAKOTI PEETHAM IN kanchi,
> tamilnadu , india in the morning , you can hear the loudspeakers
> bradcasting Kamakshi Suprabhatam! At the same time , you can hear
the
> sound of 'Allah ho Akbar'// from the loudspeakers of the nearby
> mosque!
>
> There is an interesting legend about the temple tank. The temple
did
> not have a tank and the present tank at the temple belonged to
Nawab
> Mohammed Ali, the Nawab of Arcot. It is said that a delegation of
> priests and devotees met the Nawab and impressed upon him, that it
> was an absolute necessity for a temple to have a tank. The
benevolent
> Nawab gifted the tank to the temple. However, at that time Shia
> Muslim brethrens were already using this tank for immersion of
Panjas
> (Tajias) on the day of Moharram. The tank was gifted to the temple
on
> the condition that Shia brethren would continue to use it for
> Moharrum. This practice continues till date. The descendants of the
> Nawab of Arcot have shown goodwill towards the temple from time to
> time. The present Prince of Arcot, Janab Mohammed Abdul Ali visited
> the temple and tank on the eve of 'Teppam Festival' and had darshan
> of the Lord in the Teppam. He was bestowed with temple honours. The
> Lord at Mylapore is all pervasive, all embracive. He truly belongs
to
> all.
>
> "Shiva is Rahim, the most compassionate one!
>
> The month of Shravan(july -august) is very important for Hindus
where
> they fast and pray to Lord SHIVA !
>
> sO, kASHMIRAVASIS , DO NOT CUT THE NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE! YOU
NEED
> TOURISTS FOR YOUR ECONOMY! DOES NOT MAYTTER WHO THE TOURISTS ARE!
> HIINDU PILGRIMS, HONEYMOONERS , MOVIE MAKERS AND WESTERNERS!
>
> my 2 cents
>
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