Re: Godh bharai
Just the Pundas? I have seen a whole lot of your other posts too where you dont leave a chance to mock at the pundits…I guess you need to ask yourself if thats really needed.
I’ve seen every Tom, Dick, and Harry having this rasam in India irrespective of their religion. The western world calls this as “Baby Shower”. Its just a gathering of relatives of friends who get gifts and lots of mithai and pray for the well being of the mother and the unborn child. Flowers and fruits signify reproduction.
Now coming back to the discussion - Talking from a Hindu perspective, performing a yagya/yagna is common across Hinduism. A Pundit is called for conducting the prayer (dont tell me the other religions dont call a priest) as he is expected to know the way of conducting the prayer, proper pronounciation of the mantras, and the capability to explain the mantras and their importance. No doubt, there are some kameena priests in all religions who think more about themselves than their duty but blanket-mocking at the entire Pundit community is a real shame.