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Spending at Kerala temples is ostentatious
In a state that has frequently voted left, yet boasts of some of the most famous temples in the country, Kerala’s paradoxes are never too far from surface. Last year, the Supreme Court heard a plea against the use of crackers at the Vadakkunnathan Temple during the Thrissur Pooram fireworks. The petition alleged that indiscriminate use of crackers during festivals were causing high-level environmental pollution and danger to lives. Ironically, no one took note of the huge money spent for fireworks at Kerala temples. There are 36,800 small and big temples in the state and all celebrate annual festivals with poojas, cultural programmes and exhibitions, in addition to numerous daily rituals.
According to researcher Pala M Jayasoorya, working on the subject as dissertation, approximately Rs 28,000 crore is spent annually for temple celebrations. "This is a criminal waste of money for non-productive purposes,’’ he says. As compared to it, the annual plan expenditure for Kerala of Rs 7,700 crore looks tiny in comparison. Apparently, huge expenses for rituals cannot be curtailed for tantric and other cosmic reasons. According to Jayasoorya, opulence is meant to display pomp and vanity by affluent sections of the society, with money collected from common people.
The break up is revealing. Jayasoorya says engaging elephants in temples alone cost more that Rs 1,000 crore, drama and mimicry Rs 100 crore, while crackers and fireworks cost more than Rs 2,000 crore. Taking into consideration expenses like construction of concrete minarets, pillars and show walls, the report concludes that "money spent in a major temple for a week is enough to meet the expense of a church or a mosque.’’ Matha Amrithanandamayi Matt chief at Kochi, Swami Poornamrithanandapuri, concurs with the researcher. "The purpose of temples in the state should be reviewed. The money should be useful for society, especially devotees. That was the concept earlier, but now it is only a show of luxury.’’ Interestingly, Jayasoorya’s campaign is getting support from various temples, even though no one can still quite imagine a festival minus the elephants and fireworks. Income from temples has gone up so rapidly that even the 'secular’ Left Front government is planning to administer temples directly through a chief administrator. Though various Hindu bodies have demanded complete withdrawal of the state from the control of temples, they have yet to offer a cogent public explanation against the ‘criminal wastage’ of public money through ostentatious celebrations.
Kavalam Sasikumar
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Spending at Kerala temples is ostentatious
In a state that has frequently voted left, yet boasts of some of the most famous temples in the country, Kerala’s paradoxes are never too far from surface. Last year, the Supreme Court heard a plea against the use of crackers at the Vadakkunnathan Temple during the Thrissur Pooram fireworks. The petition alleged that indiscriminate use of crackers during festivals were causing high-level environmental pollution and danger to lives. Ironically, no one took note of the huge money spent for fireworks at Kerala temples. There are 36,800 small and big temples in the state and all celebrate annual festivals with poojas, cultural programmes and exhibitions, in addition to numerous daily rituals.According to researcher Pala M Jayasoorya, working on the subject as dissertation, approximately Rs 28,000 crore is spent annually for temple celebrations. "This is a criminal waste of money for non-productive purposes,’’ he says. As compared to it, the annual plan expenditure for Kerala of Rs 7,700 crore looks tiny in comparison. Apparently, huge expenses for rituals cannot be curtailed for tantric and other cosmic reasons. According to Jayasoorya, opulence is meant to display pomp and vanity by affluent sections of the society, with money collected from common people.
The break up is revealing. Jayasoorya says engaging elephants in temples alone cost more that Rs 1,000 crore, drama and mimicry Rs 100 crore, while crackers and fireworks cost more than Rs 2,000 crore. Taking into consideration expenses like construction of concrete minarets, pillars and show walls, the report concludes that "money spent in a major temple for a week is enough to meet the expense of a church or a mosque.’’ Matha Amrithanandamayi Matt chief at Kochi, Swami Poornamrithanandapuri, concurs with the researcher. "The purpose of temples in the state should be reviewed. The money should be useful for society, especially devotees. That was the concept earlier, but now it is only a show of luxury.’’ Interestingly, Jayasoorya’s campaign is getting support from various temples, even though no one can still quite imagine a festival minus the elephants and fireworks. Income from temples has gone up so rapidly that even the 'secular’ Left Front government is planning to administer temples directly through a chief administrator. Though various Hindu bodies have demanded complete withdrawal of the state from the control of temples, they have yet to offer a cogent public explanation against the ‘criminal wastage’ of public money through ostentatious celebrations.
Kavalam Sasikumar
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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