09-28-2006, 11:24 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Mudy+Sep 28 2006, 01:24 PM-->QUOTE(Mudy @ Sep 28 2006, 01:24 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->This is ofcourse off from tradition but a very good change.
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There are many such things. Traditionally, the Hindus burned the dead bodies in Shmashan on the river banks. Pyres burnt for hours causing tremenduous river pollution. Now electric pyres have replaced the traditional mode in all major cities, which hardly takes 5 mins to burn the body. Now there are many rituals which have become merely symbolic due to this - e.g. Kapal Kriya.
But is the change not for the better, healthier environment? I would say yes and welcome this change.
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There are many such things. Traditionally, the Hindus burned the dead bodies in Shmashan on the river banks. Pyres burnt for hours causing tremenduous river pollution. Now electric pyres have replaced the traditional mode in all major cities, which hardly takes 5 mins to burn the body. Now there are many rituals which have become merely symbolic due to this - e.g. Kapal Kriya.
But is the change not for the better, healthier environment? I would say yes and welcome this change.