Ram Mandir Inauguration invite for Rk Alia - Page 9

This invitation thing certainly reeks of VIP culture and the list of invitees is ludicrous. The committee extended invitations to shameless politicians who always opposed the reconstruction of the temple, and to celebrities who never cared about it. But commoners who gave their sweat and blood are being asked to stay away from Ayodhya. Nice!

Originally posted by: K.Universe.

Most of these VIPs are public servants who are supposed to have a people first approach yet they get "first dibs"?!

To rub salt into the wound, it's mainly public donations which funded the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust which is in charge of the construction and management of Ram Mandir. Devotees from all over India, including villages, contributed voluntarily and generously.

These "appeals to general public to stay away" and special invitations to celebrities and government officials are mind boggling!

The event had to be organised on a grand scale for national and international devotees and non devotees world over. The world needed to be shown what we have achieved after the struggle of more than 500 years. The special occasion needs special attention with special people to broadcast it to the whole world to grab eyeballs. If general public has waited for 500 years tbey can also wait for a few more days for darshan. I dont think public has issues not being imvited for inauguration.

The vips donated in huge amount, some unknown vips have family members sacrificed their lives for the mandir, some vips helped build the mandir, some worked for the constructions, some are performing there, some locals who are managing the event would have also been invited. All who receibed invitations must be couted as vips and not only bolly celebs or sports persons.

And perhaps among all these a few undeserving ones using special connections would have been there too. Par agar ittu si baaat pe agar aap shame shame kar rahe ho toh phir i think you have lost your indianness. I dont think general public cares agar unko ek din baad darshan karne ko milega toh

Originally posted by: Funtuss

The event had to be organised on a grand scale for national and international devotees and non devotees world over. The world needed to be shown what we have achieved after the struggle of more than 500 years. The special occasion needs special attention with special people to broadcast it to the whole world to grab eyeballs. If general public has waited for 500 years tbey can also wait for a few more days for darshan. I dont think public has issues not being imvited for inauguration.

The vips donated in huge amount, some unknown vips have family members sacrificed their lives for the mandir, some vips helped build the mandir, some worked for the constructions, some are performing there, some locals who are managing the event would have also been invited. All who receibed invitations must be couted as vips and not only bolly celebs or sports persons.

And perhaps among all these a few undeserving ones using special connections would have been there too. Par agar ittu si baaat pe agar aap shame shame kar rahe ho toh phir i think you have lost your indianness. I dont think general public cares agar unko ek din baad darshan karne ko milega toh

Welcome back!

In a democracy, there are only dēmos (“people”); no general dēmos or special dēmos. Just dēmos and their representatives.

This was a temple consecration ceremony, not an imperial Raj Durbar! Not even a G20 summit to be showcased to the whole world because this wasn't/isn't about India or Modi or VIPs. This was/is about Lord Ram, His Janmabhoomi and His devotees.

As far as I know, the supreme court has only authorized the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust to manage funds and oversee the construction of the Ram Mandir. The trustees do not have a sweeping authority that empowers them to do what they please, so, towards that end I would like to see what authorization they possess to send out invitations; deserving (and undeserving) list of invitees would just be an addendum to that litigation, if it comes to that :)

I agree (and have already acknowledged) with your very last statement. I think that's unfortunate! There should have been at least a few peaceful protests on the issue of invitations. I would like to see a class action lawsuit on the arbitrary cancellations of hotel bookings but I know that's not happening either.

Originally posted by: K.Universe.

Welcome back!

In a democracy, there are only dēmos (“people”); no general dēmos or special dēmos. Just dēmos and their representatives.

This was a temple consecration ceremony, not an imperial Raj Durbar! Not even a G20 summit to be showcased to the whole world because this wasn't/isn't about India or Modi or VIPs. This was/is about Lord Ram, His Janmabhoomi and His devotees.

As far as I know, the supreme court has only authorized the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust to manage funds and oversee the construction of the Ram Mandir. The trustees do not have a sweeping authority that empowers them to do what they please, so, towards that end I would like to see what authorization they possess to send out invitations; deserving (and undeserving) list of invitees would just be an addendum to that litigation, if it comes to that :)

I agree (and have already acknowledged) with your very last statement. I think that's unfortunate! There should have been at least a few peaceful protests on the issue of invitations. I would like to see a class action lawsuit on the arbitrary cancellations of hotel bookings but I know that's not happening either.

Thanks for the warm(?) Welcome but the omly reason i took a break was becauze i saw some people prematurely celebrating my demise which fortunately for me and unfortunately for them didn't occur as they anticipated sk i disnt want to give them that satisfaction. and Even after i was long gone i saw them complaining about my active id. The burn was real !!!

Iss baar i left the forum with my dignity intact for the first time and didnt get kicked out

Had i continued i wouldve been banned back then instead i see that certain someone who tried their best to get rid of me got a kick behind their back n got suspended

Now i absolutely dont mind gettimg banned. And i know i will be sooner than later if i continue to be myself but who cares. For once i got an upper hand. Now those who used to call me mid will come back as mids,lol karma is a bigger biatch than certain wannabes

Anyhow congratulations for the mandir!! Hope you get over your trauma of not being invited to mandir very soon and make a visit there as soon as you can

Well, you would have gotten a warmer welcome, if you had let at least a year lapse Feels like it was just yesterday that you bade farewell

j/k! stick around!

Invitations to temples owned by public aside, I am into Jñāna Yoga than Bhkati yoga and, as my signature says, believe in the attribute-less absolute! That being said: Jai Shri Ram!

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ayodhya-ram-mandir-news-live-updates-ram-temple-consecration-ceremony-pran-pratistha-january-22-ram-janmbhoomi-pm-modi/liveblog/107035131.cms

I already wrote my thoughts in another thread (it got - unfortunately - merged with the celebration thread...it should have better been mergerd with this one) and I got a lot of flack (very false and very personal ones from Funtuss, btw.)... some rehashing stereotypes about Western people having an opinion about events in India...

I know that - some years after Independence - another important temple inauguration had been done rather premature in hindsight of the temple's construction completed because of election time (by another party ruling)...now that happened again, for the same reason.

Maybe, my view is wrong (or, at least biased) as a member told that even in other temples premature inaugurations happen, maybe I just think that Ayodhya is such a big place that it hadn't needed - by the same political parties - to shed the blood of more then 2000 people to use this exactly site in a religious controversy with a politcal agenda making the same crime that had been done hundreds of years ago. It really seems that humanity doesn't evolve much when it comes to 'power plays'.

I'm sure, Lord Ram would have appreciated a new home without any controversy that involved destruction and unnecessary deaths but more in line with the spiritual message he embodies.

The only thing that makes me happy and smile is Ram/the idol that touches my childlike heart...(a little animated clip imagining him/it alive and very gentle and wellcoming had been retrieved from Twitter)

Originally posted by: Clochette

Although I already wrote my thoughts in another thread (it got - unfortunately - merged with the celebration thread...it should have better been mergerd with this one) and I got a lot of flack (very false and very personal ones from Funtuss, btw.)... some rehashing stereotypes about Western people having an opinion about events in India...

I know that - some years after Independence - another important temple inauguration had been done rather premature in hindsight of the temple's construction completed because of election time (by another party ruling)...now that happened again, for the same reason.

Maybe, my view is wrong (or, at least biased) as a member told that even in other temples premature inaugurations happen, maybe I just think that Ayodhya is such a big place that it hadn't needed - by the same political parties - to shed the blood of more then 2000 people to use this exactly site in a religious controversy with a politcal agenda making the same crime that had been done hundreds of years ago. It really seems that humanity doesn't evolve much when it comes to 'power plays'.

I'm sure, Lord Ram would have appreciated a new home without any controversy that involved destruction and unnecessary deaths but more in line with the spiritual message he embodies.

The only thing that makes me happy and smile is Rama/the idol (a little animated clip imagining him/it alive and very gentle and wellcoming) that touches my childlike heart...

I won’t be engaging in further debate with you on this..the idol is truly divine and I agree with that sentiment. It has energy and peace that one should feel when looking at Shree Ram :)

Jai Shree Ram

amother amazing bhajan for you to find peace listening to :)

https://youtu.be/nRJD6kldukQ?si=69ASUfmEDbwgi76-

Originally posted by: Clochette

I already wrote my thoughts in another thread (it got - unfortunately - merged with the celebration thread...it should have better been mergerd with this one) and I got a lot of flack (very false and very personal ones from Funtuss, btw.)... some rehashing stereotypes about Western people having an opinion about events in India...

I know that - some years after Independence - another important temple inauguration had been done rather premature in hindsight of the temple's construction completed because of election time (by another party ruling)...now that happened again, for the same reason.

Maybe, my view is wrong (or, at least biased) as a member told that even in other temples premature inaugurations happen, maybe I just think that Ayodhya is such a big place that it hadn't needed - by the same political parties - to shed the blood of more then 2000 people to use this exactly site in a religious controversy with a politcal agenda making the same crime that had been done hundreds of years ago. It really seems that humanity doesn't evolve much when it comes to 'power plays'.

I'm sure, Lord Ram would have appreciated a new home without any controversy that involved destruction and unnecessary deaths but more in line with the spiritual message he embodies.

The only thing that makes me happy and smile is Ram/the idol that touches my childlike heart...(a little animated clip imagining him/it alive and very gentle and wellcoming had been retrieved from Twitter)

Blood was shed even when exactly at this site a temple was demolished by invaders and a mosque came up. It could've been built at any other site too. But no..

This has been done at other places too.. exactly at the sites where temples stood.

So some invaders come and occupy my house. Throw me out on streets. But I should refrain from fighting back to reclaim what was mine because it may cause violence and bloodshed. Instead I should just make my home somewhere else ... Till I'm thrown away from there too... Then find someplace else... And the cycle continues....

Similarly, If Someone abducts someone's wife then that someone would not fight back to get his wife back as it may cause bloodshed. Instead he should just remarry someone else and forget what injustice happened to him and his wife. Afterall prevention of bloodshed is his and only his responsibility... And fighting back to reclaim what was rightfully his is too much a cost than marrying some other woman again. To hell with self respect and justice.

We (Hindus specifically) should be like stones on the side of roads. Anyone could come and kick us with disdain, insult us and break us but we should forever remain tolerant and not ask for justice. Cos then WE would be intolerant. 🤷