From fork-admin@xent.com Wed Sep 4 19:01:08 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.spamassassin.taint.org Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4E7C16F1E for ; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 19:00:19 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 04 Sep 2002 19:00:19 +0100 (IST) Received: from xent.com ([64.161.22.236]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g84GtxZ11326 for ; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 17:56:00 +0100 Received: from lair.xent.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07D262941FE; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:53:03 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: fork@spamassassin.taint.org Received: from web14002.mail.yahoo.com (web14002.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.175.93]) by xent.com (Postfix) with SMTP id B7E4A2941DD for ; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:52:47 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20020904165518.58627.qmail@web14002.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [208.142.210.229] by web14002.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 04 Sep 2002 09:55:18 PDT From: sateesh narahari Subject: Re: Kill Your Gods To: Tom , fork@spamassassin.taint.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: fork-admin@xent.com Errors-To: fork-admin@xent.com X-Beenthere: fork@spamassassin.taint.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Friends of Rohit Khare List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:55:18 -0700 (PDT) Hindus got 3 billion gods..... So, losing one is no big deal, really.... Its just sick that they killed an innocent animal, which doesn't even know the concept of "God". Sateesh --- Tom wrote: > Hindus mourn 'monkey god' > > > By Omer Farooq > BBC reporter in Hyderabad > > Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a > monkey which became > revered as a divine incarnation of a Hindu god in > the southern Indian > state of Andhra Pradesh. > > > The monkey was quite old and both its hind legs were > paralysed > > Animal rights campaigners say the monkey died of > starvation and exhaustion > after being trapped in a temple for a month by > over-zealous worshippers. > > The animal was cremated in Anantapur district, 400 > kilometres (250 miles) > south of the state capital, Hyderabad, on Sunday. > > It had not eaten for three weeks. > > Last rites were performed by priests in the village > of Timmiganipally in > the presence of hundreds of devotees who had come to > believe that the > monkey was a reincarnation of the Hindu monkey god, > Hanuman. > > Garlanded > > One animal rights activist said his group's efforts > to save the monkey had > failed because of the blind faith of the people. > > > The monkey's death came a day after he and others > tried to move the animal > out of the temple, but were prevented by villagers. > > The monkey, which was found perched on top of an > idol of Hanuman a month > ago, attracted hundreds of devotees every day from > surrounding villages, > as well as from the neighbouring state of Karnataka. > > Devotees showered the monkey with fruit and flowers > and worshipped it > around the clock. > > 'Exploited' > > Locals said they believed that Lord Hanuman was > visiting the village, as > the temple had stopped daily rituals after a dispute > between two groups of > residents. > > But animal rights campaigners complained that the > animal was being > mistreated. > > They filed a petition in the state's High Court > saying the monkey had been > forcibly confined in the temple. > > The group also alleged that people's religious > feelings were being > exploited to make money. > > The court then ordered the local administration to > rescue the monkey - but > villagers prevented officials from taking him for > treatment in time. > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com