Video: जब दलित युवक को कंधों पर बिठाकर मंदिर ले गया पुजारी

हैदराबाद में एक मंदिर के पुजारी ने नई शुरुआत करते हुए एक दलित युवक को अपने कंधों पर बिठाया, और श्री रंगनाथ मंदिर के भीतर लेकर गए. पुजारी ने मंदिर के भीतर पहुंचकर इस युवक आदित्य पारासरी को गले भी लगाया. हैदराबाद के चिल्कुर बालाजी मंदिर के पुजारी सीएस रंगराजन ने बताया कि उनके ऐसा करने से हालिया दिनों में दलितों के साथ हुए भेदभाव और उनके खिलाफ हुईं हिंसात्मक घटनाओं के विरुद्ध देशभर में मजबूत संदेश जाएगा.

यह परंपरा करीब 3,000 साल पुरानी बताई जाती है, जिसे ‘मुनि वाहन सेवा’ के नाम से जाना जाता है. इसी प्रथा के तहत सोमवार को जयकारों और वैदिक मंत्रों के उच्चारणों के बीच पुजारी रंगराजन अपने कंधे पर आदित्य को उठाकर मंदिर के गर्भगृह ले गए और भगवान बालाजी के दर्शन करवाए.


Amid Vedic chants, 400-year-old Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, located on the banks of Musi River in Jiyaguda here, witnessed a rare incident wherein a Hindu priest took a Dalit man by carrying on his shoulders into the temple's inner sanctum to proclaim that all are equal before God.In the backdrop of growing attacks on Dalits across the country and allegations that Constitutional safeguards for SCs are being watered down by the successive governments, the high priest of Lord Balaji Temple in Chilkur, CS Rangarajan, on Monday performed this unique ceremony, named "Munivahana Seva" at the Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple.During the rite, the 60-year-old priest at first carried the Dalit devotee, named Aditya Parasri, who resides in the nearby locality, on his shoulders. Later, the priest circumambulated around the temple by holding the devotee on his shoulders, for three times. After, that, even as the temples' surroundings were echoing with the chants of Lord Vishnu, Rangarajan conveyed the man into the temple's inner place. Later, the chief priest helped the Dalit man have the darshan of presiding deity, besides making him offer prayers at the sanctum sanctorum.During the ritual, the priest Rangarajan was accompanied by former MP S Venugopala Chary, temple trustees and officials of the endowments department.After that, referring to a Hindu legend, the priest claimed that the ritual was first performed in Tamil land about 2,000 years ago.According to the legend, a sage by name Loka Saaranga came to the river Kaveri for drawing water for the Sri Ranganatha Temple located at Sri Rangam. Then, after an incident, Saaranga carried an "outcaste" man, who had belonged to Paanar community, traditionally treated as untouchables as per the Tamil hagiographical literature, into the inner sanctum of the temple, on the command of Lord Vishnu. After which, the Paanar man was called Thiruppaan Alvar or Thirupaanazhwar and attained sainthood.Rangarajan, who is heading the Telangana Temples Protection Movement seeking freedom for temples from government, said, "While performing religious rituals at Chilkur Balaji Temple everyday, I interact with the devotees in order to know their views on our Dharma. One Dalit devotee, who was observing Ayyappa Swamy Deeksha, wanted to know from me, if all are equal before god, why Dalits who observe Ayyappa Deeksha, are asked to prepare their food, separately. After that, some Dalit intellectuals pointed out about the recent attacks on SCs in the country. Then, I told them that Hindu Dharma treats all men equally. I informed them about the incident of Sage Loka Saaranga carrying an outcaste man on his shoulders into the Ranganatha Temple, 2,000 years ago. Then, the asked me to do the same now. Immediately, I accepted."(text courtsey The New Indian Express)

Posted by Chegondi Chandrashekar on Tuesday, April 17, 2018

वहीं आदित्य पारासरी ने बताया कि उन्हें अपने गृह नगर महबूबनगर में ही हनुमान मंदिर में घुसने नहीं दिया गया था. वह कहते हैं, ‘दलित होने की वजह से मेरा परिवार इस घटना से उत्पीड़ित और अपमानित महसूस कर रहा था. कई मंदिरों में अब भी यह सब जारी है, लेकिन मुझे उम्मीद है कि यह बदलाव की शुरुआत है. इससे लोगों की मानसिकता बदलेगी.’

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