Will the State Administration dare to interfere in religious festivals of non-Hindus ?
Trimbakeshwar-Nashik : Mahant Harigiriji Maharaj, ‘Rashtriya Sanrakshak’ of ‘Juna akhada’ expressed a view that the State Administration should not encourage new customs and traditions on the occasion of ‘Kumbh-Parva’.
He said, “A day before ‘Simhastha’ was to start, ‘puja’ was performed at Nashik and flag hoisted at 6.40 a.m. Then on 16th July, what was the occasion for hoisting flags at Kavanai ? It is wrongly propagated that the original place of ‘Simhastha’ is Kavanai. ‘Kumbh-parva’ is held only at 4 places in the country, media is wrongly propagating that at many places, ‘Kumbh-Parva’ is held. The Government should not encourage such new customs.”
We have no objection to give time to ‘Sadhvi Trikalabhavanta’ for holy bath !
Sadhvi Trikalabhavanta had asked for time for holy bath at Trimbakeshwar. On this issue, Mahant Harigiriji Maharaj said, “We have no objection to Government allocating time to Sadhvi Trikalabhavanta for holy bath at Trimbakeshwar during holy bath of devotees; after holy bath of all ten ‘akhadas’ is over. The order of taking holy bath is being followed for hundreds of years and timing of holy bath of certain ‘akhadas’ are reserved. It will be the decision of administration whether to allow other to have holy bath during the reserved timings. Sadhvi Trikalabhavanta is not associated with any ‘akhada’.
Source : Dainik Sanatan Prabhat
