Donation - Purpose? - Page 2

Originally posted by: Maya_M

The idea for this thread came from the article posted below and the comment made by a member on the same

"donation to this extent HMmmmmmmmmmmm
He could not give one check to Red cross too. for the victims who will foolish enough to gather around his house o see glimpse of wedding and be the victim of lathi charge etc."

My questions are

1. Should donations be totally an individual's choice?

yes

2. Is there any purpose in donating such large amount to a religious place?

no, it goes in renovating the temple, buying better clothing for the gods, better furniture for the temple or more money into the Pujari's pocket

3. Should common man expect donations from the rich?

no, there are enough bhikari's in India anyway

4. Should celebrities be criticized for donating to religious places and gurus instead of charities?

No

If you have said YES to point 1 then I believe NO is your answer to this point😛.

Read the article

No thanks😉

(Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com)

Originally posted by: Maya_M

The idea for this thread came from the article posted below and the comment made by a member on the same

"donation to this extent HMmmmmmmmmmmm
He could not give one check to Red cross too. for the victims who will foolish enough to gather around his house o see glimpse of wedding and be the victim of lathi charge etc."

My questions are

1. Should donations be totally an individual's choice?

Yes

2. Is there any purpose in donating such large amount to a religious place?

It's a person's faith that is responsible for this action, and who are we to question it?

3. Should common man expect donations from the rich?

Absolutely not, though I would love to receive a few millions from Mr. Gates 😉

4. Should celebrities be criticized for donating to religious places and gurus instead of charities? If you have said YES to point 1 then I believe NO is your answer to this point😛.

Why this obsession with celebrities? It's their money - let them do whatever they want.

Read the article

(Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com)

Not invited? Try Tirupati - Amitabh's donation to feed pilgrims for entire year

G.S. RADHAKRISHNA

Amitabh hands over the cheques to a temple official on Sunday. (PTI) Bachchan prays at the Tirupati temple. (PTI) Hyderabad, April 15: Many wounded egos in Mumbai will miss the feast at Pratiksha, but thousands down south can taste the Bachchans' wedding hospitality. Amitabh Bachchan today made the biggest ever donation by an actor at Tirupati, temple officials said, a part of which will feed pilgrims to the shrine every day for a full year. The superstar arrived at the Balaji temple early this morning to seek blessings for son Abhishek and future daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai ahead of their April 20 wedding. A wedding invitation card was placed at the idol's feet. "He donated a huge bundle of currency wrapped in silk cloth and put a box of gold ornaments in the hundi (collection box) outside the sanctum sanctorum," said a temple official who didn't wish to be named. "The money was in 1,000-rupee and 500-rupee notes and there were some 50 wads. The box of ornaments was about 1.5 kilos. Altogether, it must be over Rs 1 crore." But Bachchan wasn't finished. He handed three cheques for Rs 51 lakh each at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam office. One of the cheques was for the daily annadanam — free food for devotees for one year. Temple authorities said on an average, 30,000-40,000 people visit the shrine daily and of them, about 20,000 have the free meal. Bachchan's contribution will take care of a large share of the daily expense. The second cheque was for the pranadanam fund, which provides poor patients with free blood. The third went to the bal mandir fund, dedicated to the welfare of the girl child and primary education in villages. "This is the biggest donation by any actor here," the official said. "Rajnikant (the Tamil superstar) and Rajkumar (the Kannada film icon) had earlier donated diamond ornaments to Balaji." The biggest donation ever, worth about Rs 10 crore, came in 2001 from a Tamil industrialist who can't be named. Two years ago, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti had donated over Rs 2 crore. Bachchan was accompanied by businessman Anil Ambani and Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh. They, too, dropped a few packets of currency and ornaments such as rings and chains into the hundi. The trio had arrived in Chennai on Ambani's private aircraft and driven to the temple in two Mercs. The TTD joint executive officer escorted them to the sanctum sanctorum, where a ritual was performed to seek the deity's blessings for the young couple. Later, the temple's vedic pundits and senior priests blessed the pilgrims. All three were given a shawl and a packet of prasadam. Aishwarya had earlier made news by trekking 22 km to the temple around the time she split with Viveik Oberoi – which made the later engagement with Abhishek poss

Originally posted by: Maya_M

The idea for this thread came from the article posted below and the comment made by a member on the same

"donation to this extent HMmmmmmmmmmmm
He could not give one check to Red cross too. for the victims who will foolish enough to gather around his house o see glimpse of wedding and be the victim of lathi charge etc."

My questions are

1. Should donations be totally an individual's choice?

2. Is there any purpose in donating such large amount to a religious place?

3. Should common man expect donations from the rich?

4. Should celebrities be criticized for donating to religious places and gurus instead of charities? If you have said YES to point 1 then I believe NO is your answer to this point😛.

Read the article

(Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com)

The biggest donation ever, worth about Rs 10 crore, came in 2001 from a Tamil industrialist who can't be named.

Maya, you took my words literally 😆

Yes, donation is totally individual choice. by donating tot emples you make our belief strong that some one is watching you and we all be a common man, rich, poor or celebrity all are under his control.

if you support charities then by supporting poors and needy, you have again believed in God.

Doantion mostly done by celebrity is for also politics.Heck if they are donating so much then only too conclusion...yeah too aoor paap karne ke irada hai 😉 yeah phir publicity. And ofcourse there are no free lunches so if giving a handsome donations then why not get publicity and wah wahi for it.

He could have kept it secret. in Hundi, Look at the highlighted part , the max donation was not be disclosed 😛

For donation, it should come from heart. That is all 😊

Originally posted by: Swar_Raj

Maya, you took my words literally 😆

Hope you don't mind. I actually asked the same in other thread. Just wanted to know different POV.

Originally posted by: egghatcher

gauri welcome to DM . i like your thought process a lot.. i might add a line or two in justification of Hindus ( and i am confining myself only to hindu donations here) Ours is a very tolerant religion and it thrives on our basic tenets of hospitality to all.. hospitality last time i checked doesnt come without expenditure ,,, for expenditure one needs funding ... funding must come from those that propagate hospitality ergo we must seriously contemplate and execute some donation out of the goodness of our mind and heart and also to uphold the very foundation of our sanatan dharma .. which is based upon lending a hand to our brethren , something most hindus tend to overlook in the throes of gaiety and pomp and splendour of various tyohaar ( feast and festivities) and narrow it only to those moments when they feel redeemed and cleansed if they offer alms to beggars and the impoverished at and outside temples..

Thanks for welcoming me Taran....and I do agree with your post above. Beautifully written in English👏👏

Originally posted by: Maya_M

My questions are

1. Should donations be totally an individual's choice?

Yes Definitely.

2. Is there any purpose in donating such large amount to a religious place?

Why not? If one has it in abundance they go ahead and do it. It is personal choice.

3. Should common man expect donations from the rich?

Nope. That creates more beggars and never self sufficient.

4. Should celebrities be criticized for donating to religious places and gurus instead of charities? If you have said YES to point 1 then I believe NO is your answer to this point😛.

Celebs can do what they want to. Again it is personal choice. I personally would do it differently does not mean what they are doing is wrong.

Wonder why AB is doing this just abt few days b4 Abhi's wedding???? Hmmmmm.

Read the article

Thanks for sharing

Originally posted by: egghatcher

errr , do i know you well enough to be on first name basis ?😉 as for the post .... i bite only what i can chew hence confined to what i have practiced and lived with ..... ... btw can i try braille or marathi next time ?😛

kya karoon, I don't know your last name😛 BTW, answered your PM😊. No marathi or braille, just stick to the plain old english I can grasp....pretty please😊

Originally posted by: Maya_M

The idea for this thread came from the article posted below and the comment made by a member on the same

"donation to this extent HMmmmmmmmmmmm
He could not give one check to Red cross too. for the victims who will foolish enough to gather around his house o see glimpse of wedding and be the victim of lathi charge etc."

My questions are

1. Should donations be totally an individual's choice?absolutely... its his hard earned money he can throw it wherever he wants..

2. Is there any purpose in donating such large amount to a religious place?O course where else can one be emancipated... on aserious note... religion is the biggest purpose setter in life so it makes sense... I dont why its always tirupati.. there are gods of a lesser temple residing somewhere..... SO its like from a super star to a super star...😊

3. Should common man expect donations from the rich? Expect sure why not... but deserve surely not...

4. Should celebrities be criticized for donating to religious places and gurus instead of charities? If you have said YES to point 1 then I believe NO is your answer to this point😛.Charities have scams.. Gods are a safer bet...

Read the article

(Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com)

Not invited? Try Tirupati - Amitabh's donation to feed pilgrims for entire year

G.S. RADHAKRISHNA

Amitabh hands over the cheques to a temple official on Sunday. (PTI) Bachchan prays at the Tirupati temple. (PTI) Hyderabad, April 15: Many wounded egos in Mumbai will miss the feast at Pratiksha, but thousands down south can taste the Bachchans' wedding hospitality. Amitabh Bachchan today made the biggest ever donation by an actor at Tirupati, temple officials said, a part of which will feed pilgrims to the shrine every day for a full year. The superstar arrived at the Balaji temple early this morning to seek blessings for son Abhishek and future daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai ahead of their April 20 wedding. A wedding invitation card was placed at the idol's feet. "He donated a huge bundle of currency wrapped in silk cloth and put a box of gold ornaments in the hundi (collection box) outside the sanctum sanctorum," said a temple official who didn't wish to be named. "The money was in 1,000-rupee and 500-rupee notes and there were some 50 wads. The box of ornaments was about 1.5 kilos. Altogether, it must be over Rs 1 crore." But Bachchan wasn't finished. He handed three cheques for Rs 51 lakh each at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam office. One of the cheques was for the daily annadanam — free food for devotees for one year. Temple authorities said on an average, 30,000-40,000 people visit the shrine daily and of them, about 20,000 have the free meal. Bachchan's contribution will take care of a large share of the daily expense. The second cheque was for the pranadanam fund, which provides poor patients with free blood. The third went to the bal mandir fund, dedicated to the welfare of the girl child and primary education in villages. "This is the biggest donation by any actor here," the official said. "Rajnikant (the Tamil superstar) and Rajkumar (the Kannada film icon) had earlier donated diamond ornaments to Balaji." The biggest donation ever, worth about Rs 10 crore, came in 2001 from a Tamil industrialist who can't be named. Two years ago, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti had donated over Rs 2 crore. Bachchan was accompanied by businessman Anil Ambani and Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh. They, too, dropped a few packets of currency and ornaments such as rings and chains into the hundi. The trio had arrived in Chennai on Ambani's private aircraft and driven to the temple in two Mercs. The TTD joint executive officer escorted them to the sanctum sanctorum, where a ritual was performed to seek the deity's blessings for the young couple. Later, the temple's vedic pundits and senior priests blessed the pilgrims. All three were given a shawl and a packet of prasadam. Aishwarya had earlier made news by trekking 22 km to the temple around the time she split with Viveik Oberoi – which made the later engagement with Abhishek poss