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Sep 28, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
What does a Hindu Temple means to all hindus ??
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It is a Abode of God / Goddess
A Shrine
A Teertha-Kshetra
A Spiritual Center
A Philosophical School
A Community Center
A Food Donation Center
A Free Shelter for Yatris
A Community School Teaching Ethics.

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An Art, Music, Dance, Drama School
A Platform for Artists
A Marketplace
An Architectural Marvel
A Masterpiece of Craftsmanship
An Art Gallery
A Museum
A Historic Monument
A Place of Pride
An Employment Guarantee Scheme

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A temple provided employment for hundreds of people. When one temple was destroyed hundreds of families lost their livelihood. Imagine what the destruction of temples must have done to the artists, shopkeepers, florists ... and their families.
Imagine what it did to art, music, dance and drama. To civil engineering and architecture. To the traditions of Yatras and Jatras. To the schools.... the list only goes on.

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Jahanara & Roshanara were daughters of #Shahjahan & sisters of #Aurangzeb & Dara Shikoh. Jahanara favored Dara, and Roshanara favored Aurangzeb.
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How Portuguese Colonized India?
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Kanyadaan
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When we say "the father gave her daughter's hand in marriage" do we think of an evil father casting away his child or do we think of a well dressed gentleman leading his child upto the groom in a church?
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We'll , it is wrong just because it is hindu (read pagan idol worshipping natives) . Our colonial masters taught us to hate our roots and we have since continued with the practice.
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