01-03-2009, 03:59 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Nepal Maoists storm Pashupatinath</b>
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Shirish B Pradhan | Kathmandu
<b>Disrupt worship</b>
The customary worship, âNitya Pujaâ at Nepalâs holiest temple Pashupatinath was disrupted on Friday for the <b>first time in over 250 years </b>following the storming of the shrine by the Maoist cadre, defying Nepalâs Supreme Court order.
The Maoist Government has deployed riot police at temple in the Capital to stop protesters as CPN-Maoist party cadre escorted newly appointed Nepalese priest into the complex, defying the apex court order.
Maoists and cadre of the Young Communist League (YCL) stormed into the temple at 4 pm on Thursday escorting the new priest to replace <b>Indian Brahmins, who have led prayers at the historic shrine for the past 300 years </b>and this move triggered immediate protests from Hindu bodies and people residing in the vicinity of the temple.
More than a hundred Maoists and cadre of YCL broke the lock of the Pashupatinath's main shrine and took the newly appointed priest Bishnu Prasad Dahal inside to capture the head-priestâs seat, former member of the Pashupati Area Development Trust Narottam Vaidya said.
He said the customary worship or âNitya Pujaâ at the temple has been disrupted for the past two days â for the first time in 261 years â following Governmentâs intervention in the affairs of the temple.
Vaidya said the worship was not performed according to the centuries-old customary manner. He said the âNitya Pujaâ did not take place for the last two days.
The regular worship at the temple performed by South Indian priests has never been disrupted for the past 261 years since the tradition began during the reign of Bhupendra Malla, said Ram Prasad Adhikari, 72, a local resident, who has been witnessing the daily worship for the past 60 years.
Adhikari said the incident will send negative message in India, where many Nepalese Brahmins are priests in different temples. The regular worship at the temple, if obstructed, will bring great misfortune to the country, he said.
The Maoist-led Government has sacked the three Indian priests, whose predecessors were in-charge of the worship for more than 300 years at the holy shrine. The former guerrillas pushed the local authorities to appoint two local priests in their place.
Despite Nepal's top court staying the appointment of the Nepalese priests, the Maoists did not allow the Indian priests to resume the worship at the temple, revered by Hindus across the world.
Apprehending trouble for their appointees, the Maoists have deployed riot police in large numbers to act tough with protesters.
The apex court had issued the stay order in response to the appeal made by local Bhandari people and civil society members, who demanded that newly appointed priest should not be allowed to worship and the Indian priests, who have been performing the rituals for the past 300 years in the temple should continue.
The move to replace the Indian priests has also been sharply rejected by the dominant opposition party Nepali Congress, but despite the apex court restrictions and growing opposition from Hindu groups, Maoists went ahead to install their appointed priests.
The local Bhandaris, who have been opposing the Maoists' intervention, will now hand over the Supreme Court's order to the officials of the Pashupati Area Development Trust and then attempt to reinstate the old priests or Bhattas in the temple, Vaidya said.
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It happened because of Sikh PM of India and his boss Roman Catholic. Both are anti-Hindu.
pioneer.com
Shirish B Pradhan | Kathmandu
<b>Disrupt worship</b>
The customary worship, âNitya Pujaâ at Nepalâs holiest temple Pashupatinath was disrupted on Friday for the <b>first time in over 250 years </b>following the storming of the shrine by the Maoist cadre, defying Nepalâs Supreme Court order.
The Maoist Government has deployed riot police at temple in the Capital to stop protesters as CPN-Maoist party cadre escorted newly appointed Nepalese priest into the complex, defying the apex court order.
Maoists and cadre of the Young Communist League (YCL) stormed into the temple at 4 pm on Thursday escorting the new priest to replace <b>Indian Brahmins, who have led prayers at the historic shrine for the past 300 years </b>and this move triggered immediate protests from Hindu bodies and people residing in the vicinity of the temple.
More than a hundred Maoists and cadre of YCL broke the lock of the Pashupatinath's main shrine and took the newly appointed priest Bishnu Prasad Dahal inside to capture the head-priestâs seat, former member of the Pashupati Area Development Trust Narottam Vaidya said.
He said the customary worship or âNitya Pujaâ at the temple has been disrupted for the past two days â for the first time in 261 years â following Governmentâs intervention in the affairs of the temple.
Vaidya said the worship was not performed according to the centuries-old customary manner. He said the âNitya Pujaâ did not take place for the last two days.
The regular worship at the temple performed by South Indian priests has never been disrupted for the past 261 years since the tradition began during the reign of Bhupendra Malla, said Ram Prasad Adhikari, 72, a local resident, who has been witnessing the daily worship for the past 60 years.
Adhikari said the incident will send negative message in India, where many Nepalese Brahmins are priests in different temples. The regular worship at the temple, if obstructed, will bring great misfortune to the country, he said.
The Maoist-led Government has sacked the three Indian priests, whose predecessors were in-charge of the worship for more than 300 years at the holy shrine. The former guerrillas pushed the local authorities to appoint two local priests in their place.
Despite Nepal's top court staying the appointment of the Nepalese priests, the Maoists did not allow the Indian priests to resume the worship at the temple, revered by Hindus across the world.
Apprehending trouble for their appointees, the Maoists have deployed riot police in large numbers to act tough with protesters.
The apex court had issued the stay order in response to the appeal made by local Bhandari people and civil society members, who demanded that newly appointed priest should not be allowed to worship and the Indian priests, who have been performing the rituals for the past 300 years in the temple should continue.
The move to replace the Indian priests has also been sharply rejected by the dominant opposition party Nepali Congress, but despite the apex court restrictions and growing opposition from Hindu groups, Maoists went ahead to install their appointed priests.
The local Bhandaris, who have been opposing the Maoists' intervention, will now hand over the Supreme Court's order to the officials of the Pashupati Area Development Trust and then attempt to reinstate the old priests or Bhattas in the temple, Vaidya said.
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It happened because of Sikh PM of India and his boss Roman Catholic. Both are anti-Hindu.