Hot topic in a WhatsApp group. I personally think the temple did the right thing. Here is a senior aware of his responsibilities. With a Mohammadean woman at home, & several questions about the sanctity of an ancient ritual that cannot be compromised! Temple taking no chances! 
It is his mistake if he couldn't bring up his son in a better way! Yes, irresponsible son should have known the repercussions of this! He is free to do whatever.
Don't talk about Secularism now. Keep it outside our temples and rituals. Certain things cannot be compromised with.
Don't talk about Secularism now. Keep it outside our temples and rituals. Certain things cannot be compromised with.
You may call them "Trads" or whatever in your hi-fi language. It doesn't matter.
If you are ritually unfit for something, you have no business there, especially if you claim to be coming from a lineage. We have seen several such lineages break because of someone's negligence.
If you are ritually unfit for something, you have no business there, especially if you claim to be coming from a lineage. We have seen several such lineages break because of someone's negligence.
This is not uncommon either. Go to any communities where they have serious rituals, nobody messes around. It isn't about Brahmins either. Be it the Maibis of Manipur or Koya doras in Andhra, Jogatis or Namboodiris, there is no compromise with sanctity of rituals. Deal with it!
I remember trying to spend time with a Dora, of the Vaishnava Chenchu tribe. He had thrown his son out of his house because that boy fell in love with some city girl of an...upper caste!! He also withdrew his rights to perform any rituals and handed them to his nephew!
His reasons were simple. His son lost his qualification to inherit those rituals because he was not fit anymore. The grandson born out of that relation would have no rights. But the rituals had to continue. He was a tenth generation Dora! Now his nephew will continue them.
In Agnihotri families, long long lineages have come to an end because of the negligence of one idiot in the family. We have an old saying "Pandita Putra Parama Shunta!" Applies at various levels. Many a great scholar have produced foolish progeny!
Karma!
Deal with it!
Karma!
Deal with it!
Several friends are asking what happened to the Dora story. It was more heart-wrenching than what I mentioned briefly. It was the Dorasani's orders that the Dora followed and threw the son out! For all that, they had 3 daughters and had prayed for a son for a dozen years! Yes!
Dorasani was very clear about her family pride, especially when it came to rituals. One would assume they would welcome an upper caste daughter-in-law. She bluntly said "Aa Komati pillaku maa inti lakshmi ayye adhikaramu ledu!" If it meant throwing their only son out, so be it!
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