**Donkeys ‘tie knot’ for world peace in Temple **
Tiruchirapalli | July 17, 2006 5:38:27 AM IST :shireen:
In an unusual prayer for world peace, residents of Poovalur village near Lalgudi, here performed marriage to two donkeys in the ancient Sri Thirumoola Natha Swamy Temple.
A male and female donkey were yesterday brought to a specially decorated dais put up inside the temple. While the ‘bridegroom’ was adorned with a silk dhoti the ‘bride’ wore a silk jacket and saree. :faizy:
After garlanding the donkeys amidst chanting of vedic hymns by the priests, a villager tied the nuptial knot on behalf of the male donkey, to the female.
Over 3000 people congregated at the temple to witness the ‘wedding’, which is normally organised in Namakkal area for appeasing rain god.
The villagers told UNI that the ‘Karththvya Vivaham’ was organised to appease the Almighty for world peace, prosperous trade and agriculture and to remove hindrances in marriages. Later, the ‘couple’ were taken in procession through the village, where many people took ‘aarathi’ for them. A common feast was also organised in which more than 1,000 people participated.
After the rituals, the two donkeys were donated to the temple.
A lovely ceremony I would think tho many might view it as silly or ridiculous.
However, if you think outside of the box humans and nature and perhaps lots and lots of flowered garlands makes for a lovely poetic transformation in their veneration for peace . Truly lovely I think.
Okay, what is so lovely in it?
Or may be I am too naive to comprehend your point of view. Or may be that dogs, cats, horses, elephants should start marrying now as humans have started living out of wedlock …
O yeah
Right. My mind is too closed to understand the "beauty" of the ceremoney, as you may call it ...... So what do you propose to do now. Get the cows, elephants, horses, rats, cats and every animal start getting married ????
hahaha damn
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