Ayodhya

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Shri. Rizvi willing to give up the site is all well and good. Now all that has to happen for complete national reconciliation is as soon as the RJB movement takes control of the site, they in a grand gesture should provide Dalits with a parcel of land for a temple of Shambuka on the premises. A grand temple of Ram next to a temple of Shambuka built with the support of all including the Muslim community should set the stage for national reconciliation.



Why a temple for Shambuka?



Writes Shri. Talageri:



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The situation between different caste groups within the Hindu fold, and even the outlook of the Sangh Parivar in such matters (although, to be just, the Sangh Parivar has been ahead of any other Hindu group in genuinely trying to do away with the caste divisions in Hindu society), have not been favourable even to a consolidation of Hindus behind Hindutva, let alone to a weaning away of Muslims back to the Hindu fold.





Take the Ayodhya case. The Ramajanmabhoomî case has everything in its favour. But with what face can the Sangh Parivar approach the “low”-caste Hindus of certain areas in, say, Marathwada - where they are not allowed to enter a temple, but would be allowed to enter a mosque if they became Muslims, or perhaps even without that prerequisite - with the suggestion that the Babri Masjid be replaced once more with a Rama temple? Especially if those “low”-caste Hindus happen to be aware of certain Sangh publications which glorify or whitewash the interpolated story in the Valmiki Ramayana where Ram cuts off the head of a “low”-caste Shambuka for the sin of performing ritual austerities?







A temple for Shambuka would send a powerful message for the unification of Hindus and Indians and atone for the great sin of caste discrimination and bigotry (as the handover of the RJB land would go a long way in atoning the sins of the Islamic invaders). I hope my predominantly fellow caste-Hindus in the RJB movement consider this idea.



Note: No relation to the Dr. G mentioned in the linked webpage.