Wrong customs followed in Devi temples in Kerala

Action taken to stop such anti-Dharma customs is laudable; but few anti-Dharma people in Maharashtra don’t even know which customs should be stopped !

1. Cruel custom called ‘Tukkam’ for taking atonement !

There was a custom followed at Ilavur Puttankavudevi’s temple at Ilavur, Kerala for taking atonement. Under this custom, an iron hook used to be pierced in the back’s muscle of a person and the person was lifted at 32 ft height (as given in photo) and in that condition, the person used to be taken around the temple on circumambulation route 3 times. A person who had planned to do such act for fulfillment of some wish, used to get atonement done through another person by paying that person some money. This cruel system was stopped after a long time in 1987; as a result of prolonged movement undertaken by ‘Hindu Navottham Pratishthan (HNP)’ led by ‘Pujya’ Bhoomanandateertha Swamiji.

1. A. ‘Pujya’ Bhoomanandateertha Swami had to prostrate at the feet of Devi to protest against anti-Hindu Dharma police ! : ‘Pujya’ Swamiji and other hermits prostrated at the feet of Devi at Ilavur Puttankavudevi’s Temple to stop obstacle created by police and to pray before Her for proposed arrest in the name of security.

2. At Kodungallur Bhagavati Mandir Kodungallur Bharani Festival in Kerala, anti-Hindu Dharma devotees of the Goddess used to sing indecent songs and when movement was staged against this practice, they threatened to resort to violence !

At Kodungallur Bhagavati Mandir in Trissur District of Kerala, devotees of Devi celebrate Kodungallur Bharani festival. They used to sing vulgar songs during the festival and refer to Devi in abusive language. ‘Pujya’ Bhoomanandateertha Swamji had undertaken a movement in the year 1989 to stop such improper custom and those devotees of Devi had taken an oath in the temple to fight against his movement; besides declaring that they would resort to violence if ‘Pujya’ Swamiji and his followers interfered in this custom.

2. A. Anti-Hindu Dharma police took into custody ‘Pujya’ Swami Bhoomanandateertha and his followers against the movement staged by them ! (Ref: Monthly periodical ‘Vicharsetu’, November 2009)

Source : Dainik Sanatan Prabhat