Age-old tradition must continue in Sabarimala: Dr. Veerendra Heggade
Belthangady: It would be best if we keep the age-old traditions alive at Sabarimala temple, opined Dr. D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari, Dharmasthala.
He was addressing media persons at Sri Kshetra.
"It is a tradition that devotees express the nature of self-restraint and self-control at Sabarimala. It is better to go there after performing 48-day rituals and go there. It is the significance of that land. But now people are visiting Sabarimala after performing four-day, two-day rituals. This is not a good thing," Dr. Heggade stated.
What will happen if women enter Sabarimala temple, this is not the question. The traditions that the elders have followed have a background. It is best to practice them, Dr. Heggade added.
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Three killed, three injured as car crashes into bridge in UP’s Balrampur
Balrampur (UP) (PTI): Three people died and as many were injured after their car crashed into a bridge on the Balrampur-Badhni national highway here early Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred near Purushottam village on the Tulsipur-Pachpedwa stretch when the car, carrying six people, crashed into the bridge, they said.
According to police, Adil (21) and Afroz (20), residents of Pachpedwa, died on the spot.
The injured, including Hashmi (21), were rushed to the district hospital, where Hashmi died.
The victims had gone to attend the Devi Patan Mela in Tulsipur on Saturday night and were returning home when the accident took place, the police added.
Tulsipur Circle Officer Jitendra Kumar said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem and further legal proceedings are underway.
Meanwhile, local SP MLA Rakesh Yadav visited the bereaved families and assured all possible assistance. He also demanded Rs 10 lakh ex gratia for each of the deceased, stating that all the victims belonged to economically weaker families.
