09-04-2006, 12:26 AM
Deception, Inculturation & Conversions - Elderly Targeted
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Siddhi Shaligram Briddhashram (Home for the Elderly) lies 4.8 kilometers northeast of the heart of the city, surrounded by the Pashupatinath Hindu temple grounds. ( The templeâa World Heritage Site--is a famous pilgrimage for Hindu pilgrims from around the world, but also an abode for frolicking monkeys and sadhu santas with tangled hairs who come from across the Indian subcontinent.)
<b>The Briddhashram houses some 180 destitute Nepali elders. Founded by Mother Theresaâs Missionaries of Charity, the order still supports some sisters who, along with intermittent volunteers, operate one wing there.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Siddhi Shaligram Briddhashram (Home for the Elderly) lies 4.8 kilometers northeast of the heart of the city, surrounded by the Pashupatinath Hindu temple grounds. ( The templeâa World Heritage Site--is a famous pilgrimage for Hindu pilgrims from around the world, but also an abode for frolicking monkeys and sadhu santas with tangled hairs who come from across the Indian subcontinent.)
<b>The Briddhashram houses some 180 destitute Nepali elders. Founded by Mother Theresaâs Missionaries of Charity, the order still supports some sisters who, along with intermittent volunteers, operate one wing there.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->