Observations. #721.
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"BECAUSE THEY ARE WORTH IT"
I was chatting with a friend who lives in Delhi this morning & we were discussing the remunerations for priests in Hindu temples.
There's a temple being constructed in his neighborhood & he actually asked the priest his +
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"BECAUSE THEY ARE WORTH IT"
I was chatting with a friend who lives in Delhi this morning & we were discussing the remunerations for priests in Hindu temples.
There's a temple being constructed in his neighborhood & he actually asked the priest his +
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salary & the man said it was going to be 9K plus accommodation (modest) in the temple premises.
9K! For a Hindu priest. For someone who knows the Vedas & our scriptures. For someone who reads mantras & does pooja when you buy a house.. buy a car.
Think again.
My friend +
salary & the man said it was going to be 9K plus accommodation (modest) in the temple premises.
9K! For a Hindu priest. For someone who knows the Vedas & our scriptures. For someone who reads mantras & does pooja when you buy a house.. buy a car.
Think again.
My friend +
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said that he pays around ~20K for his cook & house-help. The colony watchmen (8th pass) get around 18K.
Again, this man who helps uphold Sanatana Dharma, gets paid 9k. A pittance!
That's how much we think our priests are worth. That's how much we value their knowledge.
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said that he pays around ~20K for his cook & house-help. The colony watchmen (8th pass) get around 18K.
Again, this man who helps uphold Sanatana Dharma, gets paid 9k. A pittance!
That's how much we think our priests are worth. That's how much we value their knowledge.
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Interestingly, my friend mentioned that the priests *never* ask / demand money. They just take what they get.
Reminds me of something my brother mentioned a few months ago... priests in the South are having a hard time getting married because they get paid nothing. Who +
Interestingly, my friend mentioned that the priests *never* ask / demand money. They just take what they get.
Reminds me of something my brother mentioned a few months ago... priests in the South are having a hard time getting married because they get paid nothing. Who +
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would want to marry someone who makes nothing?
Is this how we revere those who carry our customs & traditions forward? Is this how we determine their worth?
What's keeping them still going?
I don't know how much priests in the big & famous temples are paid... but if this +
would want to marry someone who makes nothing?
Is this how we revere those who carry our customs & traditions forward? Is this how we determine their worth?
What's keeping them still going?
I don't know how much priests in the big & famous temples are paid... but if this +
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is the case in the smaller temples in the nation with the most Hindus... SIGH.
No wonder.
THE END.
is the case in the smaller temples in the nation with the most Hindus... SIGH.
No wonder.
THE END.
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