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08-16-2008, 10:57 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/16/stories/...080100.htm

QUOTEPrachanda elected Prime Minister of Nepal

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The result of the Prime Ministerial election was announced by the Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subash Nembang. âThe proposal in favour of Pushpa Kamal Dahal [Prachanda] as the Prime Minister was supported by 464 votes,â Mr. Nembang said, âSo, I announce his win as the Prime Minister.â

Fifty-four-year-old Prachanda was born to a farmerâs family in Pokhara. He got his primary education in his home town. He then went to the Kathmandu Valley for higher studies and did his ISc at the Patan Multiple Campus. Later, he graduated in agriculture from the Rampur Agriculture Campus in 1976.

Mr. Dahalâs daughter Renu Dahal is also a Constituent Assembly member.

Mr. Dahalâs close associate Baburam Bhattarai says Mr. Dahal chose the name Prachanda, âas it does not reflect any caste or religion.â Mr. Prachanda himself once said that his name Pushpa Kamal Dahal clearly indicated he was a Brahmin.

dhu · 08-22-2008, 11:29 AM

What Prachanda as PM means for India
Tarun Vijay

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China has begun asserting its influence too rashly and it may make Kathmandu an uneasy platform in US-China rivalry costing Nepal its well-kept sovereignty. A deeply religious and faithful Nepal is being led by a person who has refused to go to the Pashupati Nath temple, as has been customary for every new prime minister in the past. He declared he is an atheist who changed his name so that his religious and Brahmin identity will not be identifiable.

Nepal is fast becoming an NGO country taking enormous amount of dollar grants from Western Christian countries that are openly expanding their proselytising activities in rural areas where the citizens are poor, illiterate and an easy target. It would be interesting to see how Prachanda addresses this issue. He will also have to ensure Pakistani elements are not given any space to operate against India.

If Prachanda is prudent and mature, he won't let relations with India be marred by anti-India posturing. Will he be able to do that? India's long border with Nepal has seen an unusual growth in madarssas and jihadi activities. Will Prachanda's Nepal help handle that? Nepal's new constitution has to be written and this government is formed to complete that task taking everyone into confidence.

Husky · 08-22-2008, 02:12 PM

QUOTE(dhu @ Aug 22 2008, 11:29 AM)What Prachanda as PM means for India
Tarun Vijay[right][snapback]86871[/snapback][/right]To call Prachanda a communist obscures an important fact. He is a CHRISTO communist.
"Ascent of the anti Hindus" by Sandhya Jain (via http://freetruth.50webs.org/D4h.htm#Nepal)

http://www.peoplesreview.com.np/2006/200...il/c3.html
QUOTEWhispers from Kathmandu suggest that Prachanda, would-be President-King of the former Hindu kingdom, is a Christian. There is little reason to doubt these voices, as similar murmurings about LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran proved correct, and Sri Lanka's Tamil Hindus admit that the organisation does not serve their political, economic or cultural interests in any way. Its objective is to provide its covert Western backers a foothold in the region.Christoterrorist in charge of Hindus in SL, christoterrorist in charge of Hindus in Bharatam and Christoterrorist in charge of Hindus in Nepal.

dhu · (This post was last modified: 08-30-2008, 10:58 AM by dhu.)

x-post missionary thread

QUOTE(G.Subramaniam @ Aug 29 2008, 06:41 AM)Maoists and the church: Strange bedfellows in an emerging new Nepal

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Maoist leader Prachanda (front row wearing garland) with Nepalis church leaders.

If pre-election promises made in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal hold true, we can put away those mental images of Maoists as the bad guys inciting violence in that country.

On April 10, Nepal held elections for a new constituent assembly and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) won at least a plurality of the 601 seats. And who was its key ally? The National Council of Churches of Nepal. The NCCN is a new partner church of Global Ministries, the combined witness of the UCC and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Just a dozen years ago, such a partnership would have been unthinkable.

Last year, the Rev. Cally Rogers-Witte, Executive Minister of the UCC's Wider Church Ministries, and the Rev. James Vijayakumar, Global Ministries Southern Asia Executive, spoke to a Napalis audience of 350 local church leaders. They said that God created the whole world, that all persons are God's children, and that the Christian faith calls Christians to work for peace and justice and democracy.

One Maoist leader in a similar church gathering responded that 11 years ago he personally had ordered that a church be burned. At that time, he said, the Maoists were fighting capitalism, feudalism and imperialism â and he saw the church as a visible symbol of western imperialism. So he ordered it burned.

But now, he said, I see that the church is interested in human rights, poverty, human dignity and freedom of speech. These are our fundamental values, too.

Decades of widespread human rights violations and poverty had led to the rise of Maoism. The Maoists took up the cause of farmers and the rural poor and took arms against the national army.

Their 10-year insurgency cost 14,000 lives.

Besides targeting the 239-year-old royal dynasty, the Maoists also took aim at the church, which they saw only as other-worldly and uncaring about the country's social, political and economical issues. Many in the church did hold negative attitudes toward people of other faiths, and refused to cooperate on common issues.

But another group of Christians was beginning to plan for a peaceful future for Nepal. The NCCN had been formed in 1999, but only became fully operational in 2003 when Dr. K.B. Rokaya became General Secretary.

In 2006, under a UN-brokered peace deal, the Maoists surrendered their arms and entered the political realm, effectively ending the civil war. Among other things, they agreed to the election of a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution and create a parliamentary republic, thereby ending the monarchy.

After the cease fire, the NCCN played a major role in bringing all faith groups into the process of "building a new Nepal."

The Maoists' alliance with the church came about as they learned that the NCCN was concerned about working to alleviate poverty and defending human rights when abuses occur.

Will the peaceful efforts that led to the elections carry through to the rewriting of the constitution and the establishment of a new government?

Vijayakumar thinks they will. "This is a big revolution," he says. "The election is seen as a very positive thing by the church, as part of a growing awareness that the church needs to participate in the life of a new Nepal.

Critics note that although the Maoists say they do not want to go back to war, neither have they renounced armed struggle.

However, the former insurgent leader Prachanda, whose name means "the fierce one" in Napali, has pledged that the Maoists will be faithful to their mandate from the people "to consolidate lasting peace."
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Bodhi · (This post was last modified: 09-22-2008, 05:03 PM by Bodhi.)

And after the attack on kumArI tradition, maoists get down to subverting the indra jatra tradition, in name of ending the animal sacrifice. The festival is the remnant of ancient indradhwaja tradition of Hindus now limited only to Nepal and some parts of Himachal-Uttaranchal. Traditionally the king used to sponsor the public celebrations.

QUOTELawmakers belonging to various political parties have accused the government of attacking on an ancient culture and tradition by not allocating budget for traditional jatras (religious festivals) observed in Kathmandu Valley.

The lawmakers also sought a clear response from the government regarding its decision to cut down state expenditure for the Indra Jatra festivals in the name of ending the ritual animal sacrifices.

The decision sparked massive protests in the capital from Friday and continued today too. People of the Newar community, who have been practicing the rituals for centuries, took to the streets saying the Finance Minister, who unveiled the budget estimate for the fiscal year 2008/09, cut off funding for jatras.

Some lawmakers have described the fund cuts as an attack on an ancient cultural traditions and demanded that the government withdraw its decision and provide the budget for the rituals.

Taking time from the CA chair Subash Nemwang to speak during the special session of the Constitution Assembly held in the capacity of legislative parliament, Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh blamed that the government's decision was a deliberate attack on the ancient culture and tradition and also demanded that the amount of money given by the government for similar religious worship should be increased.

He came down heavily against government orders to Guthi Sansthan and Kaasuhi Toshakhana, the main organisers of Indra Jatra festival, to stop spending from state coffers on animal sacrifices during the Indra Jatra Festival.

Responding to angry questions raised by lawmakers during the heated debate that went on the issue during the parliamentary session today, Finance Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai clarified that it was not the intention of the government to launch an attack against the ancient cultural tradition of any particular community.

"Let us not make the cultural and religious matters issues of contention," he said, adding that since Nepal is a secular country the government is committed to protecting the religiosity of all the communities.

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/se...news13.php


People gathered in thousands around the temples:
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burning the effigy of maoists.
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On the final day of week-long indra festival people boycotted the celebrations and temples remained desolated -- probably the first time in a long history which some say is not a good sign.
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11-08-2008, 04:07 AM

QUOTEIndia should not be a spectator
pioneer.com
Baleshwar Agarwal
It's clear Prachanda wishes to give China a stake in Nepal's military
to appease his extremist comrades. New Delhi must act fast to counter this.

The confusion in Nepalese politics arising out of Mr Prachanda's strange step of forming a 'special committee' on the integration of the Maoist guerillas with the professinoal Army of the country, is expected to come to a head on Saturday when the opposition parties are expected to boycott its meeting. The extremist group within the Maoist camp is not expected to take this lightly. After the secret October visit to China by a high-level delegation, they feel considerably emboldened to take a combative stance.

In this situation, can India sit back and just look on as China manipulates the internal workings of Nepal's governance? There are sectors within the Indian establishment which is complacent that since democracy has been installed in Nepal, there is nothing to worry.

Prachanda's September visit had been a huge success in PR terms. He had even won over the BJP. After his visit to BJP President Rajnath Singh's house, the very same people who had been apprehending the worst, did an about turn and became the most enthusiastic cheerleaders for the Maoists in India.

Now, after the news of the secret talks between China and Nepal over the possible handing over of the control of the Nepalese Army to Chinese management has leaked out, there is no time to lose. New Delhi should alert Washington and Whitehall on the ramifications of this diplomacy. The outgoing George W.Bush administration had never really accepted the legitimacy of the Maoist-led government. The 'terrorist' label was not withdrawn. However, the US has assured Nepal that development assistance wouldcontinue unhindered.

India had made the monumental blunder of giving up its vantage position insofar as Nepal was concerned. Free India inherited from the British the unstated right to interpret the situation in Nepal for the outside world. But, thanks to the present government's hestitation to recognise Communism in Nepal as a threat, the other world powers lost faith in New Delhi and began to develop their own capacities.

New Delhi should now recognise that Nepal is about to become for China what Bhutan has been for India for the past 60 years -- a vassal state. Chinese officials are increasingly using Nepal as a venue for staging anti-India positions. Remarks that India had made or was about to make Nepa into 'another Sikkim' do not augur well for the future of the sub-contintent because they come heavily loaded with reminders of the pre-1962 era.

The United States and other countries are alarmed at China's hegemonistic designs in Asia. India should recruit diplomatic support from these countries to protest the inroads already made by the Communist power in Nepal. If one party rule is allowed to strike roots in Nepal, India would lose its old leverage through fraternal ties with the democratic forces in that country. If the PLA of China runs the Nepalese Army, the age-old understanding between Nepal and India on military matters would end.

Hope is held out to India through the resistance put up by the non-Maoist parties to the Maoist-Chinese design to merge the Maoist militia with the regular Army.

The Nepali Congress initially protested against the presence of two Maoists in the five-member committee. Now it is dubbing the very formation of the committee unjustified. The NC is already running a nationwide campaign and its acting president, Sushil Koirala, a nephew of Girija Prasad Koirala, has warned that a mutiny may break out in the Nepalese Army soon if this committee functions.

However, Madhav Nepal's CPN(United Marxist Leninist) party is not responding to the overtures of the NC on this question. It is clear that the Maoists have won him over. The non-Maoists make up more than 50 per cent of the strength of the Constituent Assembly. If they come together then the Maoists would be outnumbered.

At another level, the Maoists are pandering to divisive sentiments. Recently, the centuries-old Hindu Samvat calendar was replaced with the Buddhist Nevari calendar.

The Maoists are proceeding with determination because they feel that the assurance of Chinese support is enough. But there are fissures within themselves as well.On Saturday the supposedly "revisionist" Prachanda is expected to have a face-off with the extremists on this question. The Defense Minister, Ram Bahadur Thapa, is a hardliner who wants Nepal to become a Chinese vassal. But Prachanda, after coming to power, is wearing the garb of a moderate. He is trying to make Nepal a capitalist friendlycountry to get investments. His calculations could go wrong if the hardliners emerge triumphant.

It is not clear as to what game Prachanda is up to. If we recall his friendly visage from his September trip to New Delhi, then, clearly, he has either wilfully undergone a 180-degree transformation or, in typical Communist style, he was deceiving his hosts. The decision to hand over to China a stake in the Nepalese military administration mustbe carrying his seal of authority.

So, this man can't be trusted any more. New Delhi must take up a proactive role in the larger interest of the region.

-- The writer is a Secretary-General Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad 

Failed Moron Singh foreign policy, just shows jerks are running India.

Husky · (This post was last modified: 11-08-2008, 06:14 AM by Husky.)

^ See all of the article Mudy has put up above

QUOTE(Mudy @ Nov 8 2008, 04:07 AM)<div class='quotetop'>QUOTEIndia should not be a spectator
pioneer.com
Baleshwar Agarwal
It's clear Prachanda wishes to give China a stake in Nepal's military
to appease his extremist comrades. New Delhi must act fast to counter this.

The confusion in Nepalese politics arising out of Mr Prachanda's strange step of forming a 'special committee' on the integration of the Maoist guerillas with the professinoal Army of the country, is expected to come to a head on Saturday when the opposition parties are expected to boycott its meeting. The extremist group within the Maoist camp is not expected to take this lightly. After the secret October visit to China by a high-level delegation, they feel considerably emboldened to take a combative stance.[right][snapback]89897[/snapback][/right]</div>The opposition parties shouldn't do this lightly, unless they are prepared to show their mettle; beware the Communist Purges (which communitwits apply not just to other communists/dissenters but to heathens who do not subscribe to their Ideology Of Salvation - see all of the part of Asia that has been overrun by the christocommunism).

Christoterrorist Prachanda and his christo(conditioned?) gang of maoists cosying up with the christo-infested communist people's republic party of China? What a 'total shock', how am I going to survive the cardial infarction induced by this 'utter surprise' <img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='dry.gif' />

Bodhi · (This post was last modified: 11-12-2008, 06:12 PM by Bodhi.)

QUOTE<img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081112/capt.e4f6cff897504170aa9582259090121e.nepal_buddha_boy_kat104.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Buddha boy in Nepal re-emerges after a year
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA - Associated Press WriterÂ

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A teenage boy who many believe is the reincarnation of Buddha has re-emerged from the jungle in southern Nepal, attracting thousands of devotees, officials said Tuesday.

After retreating into the jungle for more than a year, Ram Bahadur Bamjan, 18, re-emerged Monday near Nijgadh town, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of the capital, Kathmandu.

Upon hearing the news, thousands of Bamjan's followers, some from as far away as India, traveled to the site Tuesday to see him, police official Abhaya Joshi said by telephone.

There has been no formal declaration by Buddhist authorities that Bamjan is the reincarnation of the Buddha. But people have worshipped the teenager since he was first seen in 2005 meditating in the jungle, where he sat for months, motionless with his eyes closed among the roots of a tree.

Joshi said Bamjan plans to talk to his followers for a few hours every day for a week before returning to the jungle to meditate.

The long-haired Bamjan, dressed in a white cloth, appeared to be in good health as he spoke to his followers about peace and ending discrimination, according to the Rajdhani newspaper.

"It was an amazing experience to hear and see him. I have no doubt now he is the reincarnation of Buddha," said Sangeeta Lama, a woman who met Bamjan for the first time.

Buddhist priests have been divided on whether the boy is truly the reincarnation of Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in southwestern Nepal around 500 B.C. and later became revered as the Buddha, which means Enlightened One.

Buddhists strongly believe in reincarnation, the doctrine that every soul reappears after death in another bodily form.

Min Bahadur Shakya of the Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods in Katmandu said Buddhist priests have not reached a conclusion about Bamjan because they have not been able to fully investigate the boy.Â "Meditating without food does not prove that he is reincarnation of Buddha. There is much study needed to be done," Shakya said.

http://www.thestate.com/world/story/585796...SS=general_news

[beware of a likely chinese checker at play in nepal]

Bodhi · (This post was last modified: 12-30-2008, 07:52 PM by Bodhi.)

So, here it is as predicted before...

After kumArI tradition, indradhwaja tradition, and tradition of Nepal's Royals being the first to offer prayers at gorakShanAtha and devI pATeshwarI during the sacred navarAtri-s... now another attempt of secularization at the famed shrine of Lord pashupati.

Indeed, as they say, Maoists have designs from Tirupati to Pashupati...

QUOTENepal Maoists End Indian Priests Monopoly at Pashupatinath
Shirish B. Pradhan, Kathmandu

Nepal Maoists, who played a key role in converting the Himalayan state into a secular republic, have ended the centuries-old monopoly of South Indian Bramhmins by appointing local priests in the capital's Pashupatinath Temple, one of the eight holiest Hindu shrines.

Soon after the end of the monarchy in Nepal, there was a 'silent movement' to scrap the centuries-old tradition of employing priests from India.

In break with nearly 300-year-old tradition, the Maoists-led government ended the monopoly of neighbouring South India's Bhatta Bramhin perform the worship at the famous Pashupatinath by appointing Nepali Bhatta Bramhins, including chief priest Bishnu Prasad Dahal.

The Pashupati Area Development Trust has (PADT) accepted the resignation of chief priest Mahabaleshwor Bhatta, priests Krishna Yoga Bhatta and K.P. Ramachandra Bhatta. It appointed Dahal as the new head priest and priest Shaligram Bhatta of Pashupatinath in their place, according to officials.

The decision was made by the Ministry of Culture and State Restructure, which is headed by Maoist leader Gopal Kirati.

Newly appointed priest Dahal said he would begin the worship by praying for the well being of all Nepalese people <It used to earlier be for all Hindu-s worldwide>.

A resident of Jilling village of Nuwakot district, Dahal said he would take up the responsibility as the new priest within a few days after receiving sacred mantra and religious preachings.

Since 1747, the kings of Nepal began engaging priests from southern India, known for its orthodoxy as well as knowledge of Hindu rituals. Nepal's Malla Kings first brought Bramhins from neighbouring South India and appointed them as priests at Pashupatinath.

The world famous temple receives huge donations from hundreds of devotees from Nepal and India. There has often been reports of misappropriation of the fund by the priests. <more commie propoganda -- what else can Outlook dish out?>

The sacked priests have been asked to submit the cash and goods of the temple in their possession. Two other priests, Ganesh Bhatta and Ramkaranta Bhatta, are also in the process of quitting soon, it is learnt.

http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?650505

QUOTEPashupatinath bows to Nepal's winds of change
Kathmandu, Dec 29 (IANS)

The winds of change that began sweeping through Nepal since 2006, transforming the world's only Hindu kingdom into a secular republic headed by former Maoist guerrillas, have now overtaken the biggest icon in the Himalayan nation - Lord Pashupatinath.

From next month, breaking away from a nearly 300-year-old tradition, the deity revered by devotees of all faiths will be ceremonially worshipped by Nepali priests instead of priests brought from neighbouring India.

Since 1747, the kings of Nepal began engaging priests from southern India, known for its orthodoxy as well as knowledge of Hindu rituals. It was done due to the belief that after the death of the king, the father of the nation, all Nepalis had to observe a period of mourning which made them unfit to offer worship to the gods.

The Pashupatinath Temple, which draws pilgrims, tourists and architects from all over the world, is believed to have been built in the 3rd century BC after which it was destroyed several times by earthquakes and rebuilt.Â The present structure is believed to have been constructed by King Bhupalendra Malla in 1697.

After the Shah kings of Gorkha defeated the Malla kings and took over Kathmandu valley, they upheld the tradition of employing Indian priests. In addition, the king became the patron of the temple development trust while the queen was its chief.

The new government that came to power after the pro-democracy movement ousted the king and queen from the temple management.

Soon after that, the Satnamis, a sect that worship Hindu god Vishnu, began a movement to scrap the old tradition of employing Indian priests. <Propoganda, Propoganda>

Finally, heeding the growing demand, the three Indian priests handed over their resignations Sunday.

Mahabaleshwar Bhatt, the main priest and custodian of the deity, and his aides P. Ram Chandra and Krishna Yog Bhatt's resignations have been accepted and two Nepali priests appointed in their place.

Bishnu Prasad Dahal, a PhD in Sanskrit from Nuwakot district, and Shalik Ram Dhakal, also a Sanskrit scholar from Sindhupalchowk, became the first Nepali priests who will shoulder the responsibility of worshipping the deity from next month.

The Pashupatinath Temple, one of the eight holiest Hindu shrines in the world, has mellowed over the centuries.

Earlier, non-Hindus were not allowed to enter the temple premises. The cold war between late Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and the then king of Nepal Birendra reportedly arose after the Indian leader and his Italy-born wife Sonia Gandhi were not allowed to enter the temple.

{I remember visiting the shrine shortly after that episode with my father, and being told how pashupati nAtha had turned away Rajiv Gandhi family (and earlier his mother Indira Gandhi too!) for not being Hindu-s.Â I remember the large Font signboard at the entrance in Nepali: gaira-hinduharoo ko prvesh nishedha}

Today, non-Hindus can roam around freely inside the complex. However, they are barred from going inside the shrines.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20081229/876/t...al-s-winds.html


The pattern is awkwardly simple.

Sever all Pan-Hindu ties between Nepal and Bharat.
Create a territorial patriotism to replace cultural nationalism.
Marginalize Hindu thinkers, scholars and real nationalists.
Co-opt for pseudo-Buddhism for now.
Secularize Hindus.
A Missionary-Commie Coordinated Assault tacitly supported by China, West and Indian Seculars.

Bodhi · (This post was last modified: 12-30-2008, 07:49 PM by Bodhi.)

^So,

The future of this Hindu Nation?

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Husky · (This post was last modified: 12-31-2008, 03:09 PM by Husky.)

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On the same:

http://haindavakeralam.com/HKPage.aspx?P...917&SKIN=W
QUOTERow in Nepal over sacking of Indian priests at Pashupatinath
30/12/2008 12:12:00Â
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Row_in_Nepal_over_sacking_of_Indian_priests_at_Pashupatinath/articleshow/3912870.cms

KATHMANDU: The government's decision to sack South Indian priests from the Pashupatinath Temple in the capital has sparked a row in Nepal, with the main Opposition party accusing the Maoists of hurting "the religious sentiments" of the Hindus in the country.

The Nepali Congess, the second largest party in the country, has raised serious objections on the Maoist-led government's move to remove South Indian Brahmins from capital's famous Pashupatinath Temple, one of the eight holiest Hindu shrines, and appointing local priests in their place.

Nepali Congress (NC) alleged that it was done in a hurry without going through proper process and formalities.

"The way Maoist government replaced the priests serving at the Pashupatinath Temple without fulfilling any formality has hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindu people of Nepal," said NC chief Laxman Ghimire in the Parliament yesterday.

He said the removal of the priests on the basis of a personal decision of the member seretary of the Pashupati Area Development Trust is violation of rules and a blow to the Hindu sentiments in the country, where overwhelming majority of the people are Hindus.

"The decision to sack the priests by changing the centuries-old tradition should have done through the cabinet," he said.

Sujata Koirala, central committed member of NC and daughter of party president Girija Prasad Koirala, said the Maoists' move to sack the priests of the temple has led to negative impact on the mind of the people and it shows that the ruling party is against the age-old tradition and culture
of the country.

"The people have become suspicious about their intention after the Maoists' attack on the age old tradition," she said yesterday.

The Maoist government has sacked three South Indian priests including chief Priest Mahabaleshwor Bhatta and appointed Bishnu Dahal as head of the temple.

There has been South Indian Priests since the time of Malla Kings in 1747 AD.

Two other South Indian priests, who are yet to submit their resignation have also been asked to follow suit by the authorities.
This is christianism ("maoist" stream) I am sure.

01-03-2009, 03:59 AM

QUOTENepal Maoists storm Pashupatinath
pioneer.com
Shirish B Pradhan | Kathmandu
Disrupt worship
The customary worship, âNitya Pujaâ at Nepalâs holiest temple Pashupatinath was disrupted on Friday for the first time in over 250 years 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 Indian Brahmins, who have led prayers at the historic shrine for the past 300 years 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.

It happened because of Sikh PM of India and his boss Roman Catholic. Both are anti-Hindu.

Husky · (This post was last modified: 01-04-2009, 05:16 AM by Husky.)

1. Rajeev2004 blogspot on the christomaoist terrorism against Pashupatinath Temple:

http://rajeev2004.blogspot.com/2009/01/yet...-christist.html
QUOTESaturday, January 03, 2009
yet more 'secularism' by christist prachanda
jan 3rd, 2009

not content with overthrowing the only hindu kingdom in the world, the communists now want to destroy hinduism in toto in nepal. how very much like the UPA and the communists in india as well!

www.telegraphindia.com/1090103/jsp/nation/story_10336809.jsp
(Note how psecularly christo rag TelegraphIndia reports this. Look at their title "Maoists turn priest escorts")

it appears i was right, alas, eight years ago. i warned the murder of king birendra was a conspiracy against hindu civilization. although instead of a red-green (communists and mohammedans) alliance it appears to be a red-white alliance (communists and christists).

there is very little difference between reds and whites. no wonder a lot of khmer rouge murderers (formerly reds) have quietly become whites.
Posted by nizhal yoddha at 1/03/2009 10:40:00 AMWho are the christos (maoists) to dictate anything about Hindu temples in Nepal. Then again, the christoterrorist villains are doing the same in Bharatam. Just like they did in Rome.

ADDED:
Note that Rajeev2004 blogspot has started using the colour "white" (our colour of mourning) to identify the religion of christoism, similar to how islam is green and communism is red:
http://rajeev2004.blogspot.com/2008/12/con...-of-course.html
QUOTEi have been thinking the christists need a 'color' name: what better than the 'white brigade'? after all, it is the color of death and mourning in india. so suitable for a horrid death cult.

2. http://dailypioneer.com/147734/Pashupatina...ow-hots-up.html
QUOTEFRONT PAGE | Sunday, January 4, 2009 | Email | Print |

Pashupatinath row hots up

Shirish Pradhan | Kathmandu

The row over the storming of Nepalâs holiest temple Pashupatinath by the Maoists is set to take the form of a sustained agitation, with a 'struggle committee' being formed to step up pressure on the Prachanda-led Government to implement an apex court order.

The former guerrillas had stormed the shrine on Thursday defying Nepal's Supreme Court order staying the appointment of Nepalese priests following the sacking of Indian Brahmins involved in the traditional rituals at the temple for the past 300 years.

The civil society people on Saturday formed a 32-member 'struggle committee' to launch an agitation if the CPN-Maoist-led Government fails to abide by the Supreme Court verdict that directed the authorities to allow the Indian Priests to conduct the traditional rituals at the historic shrine.

âWe have set two pre-conditions for dialogue with the Government which includes allowing the Indian priests to resume their worship until new arrangements and to guarantee the assets of the Pashupatinath temple,â said Shiv Sharanraj Bhandari, the coordinator of the 'struggle committee'.

He said the assets of the Pashupatinath temple, including a storehouse of abundant gold and other valuables were being protected by the Bhandari community residing around the temple after the Maoist cadres stormed the main shrine.

Bhandari said the Government has politicised the issue by interfering in the affairs of famous temple. Apprehending trouble for their appointees, the Maoist-led government has deployed riot police in large numbers to act tough with protesters.

Bhandari said the Government should accept the court's interim order. He was concerned that the authorities are not respecting the court verdict. âWe are not against appointing Nepali priests, but it should be done in a proper manner by fulfilling all traditional requirements, Bhandari underlined. He said the sudden appointment of new priests by haphazardly sacking the Indian priests is not acceptable to them.

He pointed out that there are thousands of Nepalese working as priests at various Indian temple and the incident may also affect their employment across the border. The customary worship, 'Nitya Puja' at Pashupatinath has been disrupted for the past three days, Bhandari said, adding it was the first instance in over 250 years that the worship was discontinued. 

3. http://dailypioneer.com/147733/Rajnath-cal...-Prachanda.html
QUOTEFRONT PAGE | Sunday, January 4, 2009 | Email | Print |
Rajnath calls up Prachanda

Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The BJP has urged Nepal Government to intervene in the Pashupatinath temple stand-off and save the decades old cultural bond between India and Nepal.

Party chief Rajnath Singh called up Nepalâs President Ram Baran Yadav and Maoist-turned Prime Minister Prachanda on Saturday seeking their immediate intervention to resolve the crisis. "Both have assured me that they will look into the matter and take necessary steps," Rajnath said here.Rajnath Singh is wasting his time. Talking to christo/zombie Prachanda is like trying to talk to christo-zombie Sonia.

Hindus should make it public knowledge that the christoterrorist Prachanda is a christian maoist.

(Link to Mudy's Pioneer article in post above is http://dailypioneer.com/147560/Nepal-Maois...upatinath.html )

Bodhi · 01-04-2009, 09:29 AM

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Hindus of nepal protested against Maoist move to sack Indian priests. Maoist cadres who escorted the new fake Priests into the shrine had to face open revolt from devotees. At first the new priests were not allowed inside the shrine, until police contingent along with maoist cadres stormed the temple open.

QUOTENepal Maoists provoke temple rebellion

KATHMANDU (AFP) â Riot police have been deployed at Nepal's holiest Hindu temple to stop protests after the Maoist government tried to throw out Indian priests who have officiated there for generations.

The threat to centuries of tradition at the temple sparked demonstrations by Hindus appalled at changes pushed through by the secular Maoists, who also scrapped Nepal's Hindu monarchy last year.

"We want this decision scrapped immediately," said Hariharman Bhandari, one of the Nepalese priests upset by the move. "The Maoists have appointed their own people."

Dozens of riot police and Maoist volunteers escorted the temple's new Nepalese priests on Thursday as they visited holy sites around the Pashupati complex, which dates from the third century BC.

Protesters shouted "Down with Maoists," and "Scrap this decision" as the two priests performed religious ceremonies at the UNESCO-listed world heritage site on the banks of the Bagmati river in Kathmandu.

Pramananda Shakya, who was recently appointed head of the Pashupati Development Trust by the Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda, said reforms to the running of the temple reflected the new Nepal.

"The former royals used to be the patrons of the temple trust and used to approve the selection of the priests. With the changed political situation this tradition has been broken," said Shakya.

"The prime minister has replaced the king as the patron now."

Revered by Hindus worldwide and dedicated to the god Shiva, nearly one million pilgrims visit Pashupati annually, generating large amounts of cash in donations.

Shakya said that a shake-up was needed to clear up alleged problems over handling of the money.

"We are trying to end the financial irregularities that take place inside the temple, that's why some people are not happy with our decisions and are protesting," he said.

The southern Indian Brahmins, who served for centuries as high priests at Pashupati, have refused to perform the special prayers that would hand over responsibility for the temple.

Brahmajyoti Babu Shiva Narayan Das, a 58-year-old Indian Sadhu (holy man) who has renounced worldly pursuits and lived off donations at the temple for the last 18 years, said its spiritual purpose was being undermined.

"Today the Maoists have appointed the priests, but what will happen if there is a change in government?" asked the orange-robed, bearded Das.

"I am worried that Pashupati is being used as a playground for politics."

The protesting priests have hired lawyers to challenge the appointments in Nepal's Supreme Court and on Thursday, the court ordered a temporary halt to the new appointments, the court spokesman said.

"The government has been asked to furnish a reply justifying the new appointments," Supreme Court spokesman Til Prasad Shrestha told AFP.

The former rebel Maoists who now run the impoverished country came to power after winning polls in April. Before that they waged a decade-long civil war which claimed 13,000 lives.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090102/wl_af...ts_090102073821

Bodhi · 01-04-2009, 09:37 AM

meanwhile Supreme Court stayed the new appointments:

QUOTESC issues interim order on appointment of Pashupatinath priests

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday issued an interim order on the appointment of priests at the Pashupatinath temple.

A single bench of Justice Balaram K.C issued the order to the government and Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), the defendants in the case filed by advocate Binod Phuyal and three Bhandaris, the caretakers of the temple.

The petitioners contended that long-held tradition and laws were violated while making new appointments at Pashupatinath, one of the most important Hindu temples in the country.

Earlier this week, the government had appointed Bishnu Prasad Dahal and Saligram Dhakal as head priests (mul bhatta). Accordingly, Dahal would work as the priest of the main temple while Dhakal would be the priest of Basuki temple.

Opposing the new appointments, the Bhandaris had been preventing puja at these temples.

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2009/ja...news13.php

Bodhi · 01-04-2009, 09:40 AM

It must be noted that there is a tradition that "Bhandaris", the traditional custodians/managers of the shrine, have to provide the rudrAkSha mAlA to the pAshupata priests everyday, which they have to tie over their heads before entering the shrine. Without this, they are not allowed inside.

Bodhi · (This post was last modified: 01-04-2009, 09:51 AM by Bodhi.)

more precise news:

QUOTEMaoists storm Pashupatinath, worship disruptedÂ
Shirish B. Pradhan

Kathmandu, Jan 2 (PTI) The customary worship, 'Nitya Puja' at Nepal's holiest temple Pashupatinath was disrupted today for the first time in over 250 years following the storming of the shrine by the Maoists cadres, defying Nepal's Supreme Court order.

The Maoist government has deployed riot police at temple in the capital to stop protesters as CPN-Maoist party cadres escorted newly appointed Nepales priest into the complex, defying the apex court order.

Maoists and cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) stormed into the temple at 4 pm yesterday escorting the new priest to replace Indian Brahmins, who have led prayers at the historic shrine for the past 300 years and this move triggered immediate protests from Hindu bodies and people residing in the vicinity of the temple.

More than a hundred Maoists and cadres 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-priest's seat, former member of the Pashupati Area Development Trust Narottam Vaidya said.

He said the customary worship or 'Nitya Puja' at the temple has been disrupted for last two days -- for the first time in 261 years -- following governments intervention in the affairs of the temple.

Vaidya said the worship was not performed according to the centuries-old customary manner". He said the 'Nitya Puja' 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 begin during the reign of Bhpalendra Malla, said Ram Prasad Adhikari, 72, a local resident, who has been witnessing the daily worship for the past 60 years. PTI

01-05-2009, 01:42 AM

QUOTE"The Maoists are trying to take over the Pashupatinath temple," said Bharat Jangam, an activist and writer who this week filed a writ in Nepal's Supreme Court seeking to halt the appointment of the new priests.

"Hindus are Hindus, wherever they are," Jangam said. "There are Nepali priests at the Kashi Bishweshwar temple in India's Banaras city, in India's Kedarnath and Badrinath temples. Nationality is not the criterion but whether they have the required knowledge to conduct the ritualistic worship." 
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01-05-2009, 03:15 AM

This is a classic politico-religious move. Now being a Hindu in Nepal is anti-national. South Korea's christianization process followed similar trends. Geopolitical and violent upheavals always accompany missionary activities.

dhu · 01-05-2009, 11:29 PM

10 hurt as Maoists attack Pashupati temple staff

QUOTEKathmandu: About 100 Maoist cadres on Sunday attacked the Pashupatinath temple caretakers who were protesting appointment of local priests in place of Indians, injuring 10 people in their latest assault on the shrine.

The attack came even as the ruling party activists faced flak after storming the temple earlier this week to install Nepalese priests defying a Supreme Court stay order on removal of Indian priests, who had been overseeing traditional rituals at the shrine for the past 300 years.

The local bhandaris, or temple caretakers, who vowed to launch a struggle to save the temple from "Maoist intrusion", faced the wrath of the partymen as they were set to organise a press conference, Kantipur online reported.

Around 100 Maoists attacked the bhandaris and some local devotees in the temple premises, injuring 10 people, including a member of the state-owned Nepal Television crew.

The fresh assault came hours after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' said he did not intend to displace the South Indian 'Bhatta' brahmins, who had overseen rituals at the temple for the past 300 years.

The appointment of Nepalese priests in place of Indians was a "mere coincidence" and not targeted at the latter, Prachanda said adding, the issue has been "pointlessly politicised".

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