11-07-2013, 01:53 AM
Hindu Jagruti
November 7, 2013
Kartik Shuklapaksha 6,Kaliyug Varsha 5115
Buddhist monks assisted by SL military in civil, claiming that a Saiva temple in Dambulla is situated on the ââ¬Ësacred groundsââ¬â¢ of Buddha Boomi (Buddhist soil) demolished the Paththirakaaââ¬â¢li Amman Koayil Tuesday night, without allowing the temple management to even conduct the rituals for the closure of the temple and relocate the idols of deities inside the temple. The controversial demolition has taken place at the place where Buddhist extremists targeted a 50-year-old mosque for destruction last year, provoking the Muslims in the entire island. Dambulla, situated in the Matale District of Central Province, is a junction of major highways that link Jaffna, Trincomalee, Colombo and Kandy. Colombo ââ¬â Trincomalee and Jaffna ââ¬â Kandy highways cut at Dumbulla.
On behalf of the Kaââ¬â¢li temple management, one of its trustees K. Luxmy had requested a few days of extended time to conclude the rituals and relocate the temple deities. But, the demolition was timed one day before the rituals were to commence, the management further said.
A so-called Urban ââ¬ËDevelopmentââ¬â¢ scheme of the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry, which is led by SL presidential sibling and Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, has been introduced in the area together with the Buddha Boomi project of the extremist Buddhist monks.
Sometime back, ââ¬Ëunidentified personsââ¬â¢ had destroyed the idol of the main deity, Kaaââ¬â¢li Amman, and the temple management placed a new idol.
Even though the Tamil residents were relocated from the area a few months ago, the temple was functioning with regular poojas.
The Hindu Maha Sabha, which condemned the demolition, in a statement issued on Wednesday questioned the credibility of the talk of ââ¬Ëreconciliationââ¬â¢. The destruction of the temple reminded the brutal attacks against temples during the times of the Portuguese who were the first European colonialists to occupy the Jaffna and Kotte kingdoms in the island 400 years ag
November 7, 2013
Kartik Shuklapaksha 6,Kaliyug Varsha 5115
Buddhist monks assisted by SL military in civil, claiming that a Saiva temple in Dambulla is situated on the ââ¬Ësacred groundsââ¬â¢ of Buddha Boomi (Buddhist soil) demolished the Paththirakaaââ¬â¢li Amman Koayil Tuesday night, without allowing the temple management to even conduct the rituals for the closure of the temple and relocate the idols of deities inside the temple. The controversial demolition has taken place at the place where Buddhist extremists targeted a 50-year-old mosque for destruction last year, provoking the Muslims in the entire island. Dambulla, situated in the Matale District of Central Province, is a junction of major highways that link Jaffna, Trincomalee, Colombo and Kandy. Colombo ââ¬â Trincomalee and Jaffna ââ¬â Kandy highways cut at Dumbulla.
On behalf of the Kaââ¬â¢li temple management, one of its trustees K. Luxmy had requested a few days of extended time to conclude the rituals and relocate the temple deities. But, the demolition was timed one day before the rituals were to commence, the management further said.
A so-called Urban ââ¬ËDevelopmentââ¬â¢ scheme of the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry, which is led by SL presidential sibling and Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, has been introduced in the area together with the Buddha Boomi project of the extremist Buddhist monks.
Sometime back, ââ¬Ëunidentified personsââ¬â¢ had destroyed the idol of the main deity, Kaaââ¬â¢li Amman, and the temple management placed a new idol.
Even though the Tamil residents were relocated from the area a few months ago, the temple was functioning with regular poojas.
The Hindu Maha Sabha, which condemned the demolition, in a statement issued on Wednesday questioned the credibility of the talk of ââ¬Ëreconciliationââ¬â¢. The destruction of the temple reminded the brutal attacks against temples during the times of the Portuguese who were the first European colonialists to occupy the Jaffna and Kotte kingdoms in the island 400 years ag