05-25-2008, 12:47 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Sex workers, lepers to take part in âRudrabhisekâ</b>
CUTTACK: In a novel initiative, sex workers, eunuchs and people afflicted with leprosy are set to congregate on the banks of the Mahanadi at Gadgadia Ghat on May 31 along with monks and seers from various religions to take part in the âRudrabhisekâ of Lord Shiva.
The rituals would be performed to appease the Lord and seek his blessings for protection of the Earth from disasters that are prophesised to grip the world in the next few years. According to scriptures, the world would be beset with strife, natural calamities, war, disease outbreak and other unforeseen problems from 2008 to 2011, taking a huge toll on the mankind and other life forms.
âThe prayers by the three communities assume importance as Lord Shiva is the only Hindu God to have incarnated in each of them, said Gurudev Sri Santha of Reiki Mission here, which is organising the event.
More than a lakh people, including the devout, general public, monks and religious leaders and members of the three communities would take part in the prayers. The Mission members had undertaken a massive programme meeting the sex workers, eunuchs and leprosy patients across the country from January this year and sought their cooperation and active involvement in the programme.
âWe received whole-hearted response from them,â Sri Santha said. As many as 1,008 Shivlings, specially brought from the Shaiva site of Kanchan in Madhya Pradesh, would be installed at the ghat for conduct of the rituals.
The day-long programme would also include Jala Abhisek, where in people would pour water on the Lord seeking blessings for the world.Water is sought from each and every household of the State, the Guru added.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
CUTTACK: In a novel initiative, sex workers, eunuchs and people afflicted with leprosy are set to congregate on the banks of the Mahanadi at Gadgadia Ghat on May 31 along with monks and seers from various religions to take part in the âRudrabhisekâ of Lord Shiva.
The rituals would be performed to appease the Lord and seek his blessings for protection of the Earth from disasters that are prophesised to grip the world in the next few years. According to scriptures, the world would be beset with strife, natural calamities, war, disease outbreak and other unforeseen problems from 2008 to 2011, taking a huge toll on the mankind and other life forms.
âThe prayers by the three communities assume importance as Lord Shiva is the only Hindu God to have incarnated in each of them, said Gurudev Sri Santha of Reiki Mission here, which is organising the event.
More than a lakh people, including the devout, general public, monks and religious leaders and members of the three communities would take part in the prayers. The Mission members had undertaken a massive programme meeting the sex workers, eunuchs and leprosy patients across the country from January this year and sought their cooperation and active involvement in the programme.
âWe received whole-hearted response from them,â Sri Santha said. As many as 1,008 Shivlings, specially brought from the Shaiva site of Kanchan in Madhya Pradesh, would be installed at the ghat for conduct of the rituals.
The day-long programme would also include Jala Abhisek, where in people would pour water on the Lord seeking blessings for the world.Water is sought from each and every household of the State, the Guru added.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->