‘Salaam Aarti’ ritual in temples will now be called ‘Aarti Namaskara’: Minister Shashikala Jolle
Bengaluru: The state government is renaming ‘Salaam Aarti’ ritual, which was started by Tipu Sultan, as ‘Aarti Namaskara’, Minister for Muzrai, Haj and Wakf Shashikala Jolle has said.
Renaming of the ‘Deevatige Salaam’, ‘Salaam Aarti’ and ‘Salaam Mangalarati’ rituals, which are conducted regularly at temples under the Muzrai Department, was discussed in the Karnataka Dharmika Parishad, she said, adding, “The Parishad members brought to my notice that many devotees had appealed to get the names of the ‘aarti’ ritual in several temples under the Muzrai Department changed, following which, the members discussed the issue in detail.”
The minister said that, going by the advice of senior priests, the ritual ‘Deevatige Salaam’ will be called ‘Deevatige Namaskara’, ‘Salaam Aarti’ will be called ‘Aarti Namaskara’ and ‘Salaam Mangalarati’ will be named ‘Mangalarati Namaskara’. A circular will be issued for the temples to continue the rituals as before, but with a change in the name, she added.
Jolle also clarified that the rituals would not be cancelled. “There is only a change in the name, with words from Indian languages being used now,” the minister said.
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NDRF, SDRF teams continue efforts to rescue 3-yr-old girl from borewell in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Dec 24: Efforts to rescue a three-year-old girl who fell into a 150 feet deep borewell in Kotputli-Behror district of Rajasthan continued on Tuesday.
The girl, Chetna, fell into the borewell while playing in the agriculture farm of her father on Monday.
SHO Sarund Mohammad Imran said teams of NDRF and SDRF are trying to rescue the girl safely.
Senior Commandant of NDRF Yogesh Meena said, "After failing to safely pull out the girl from the borewell with a ring rod, efforts are being made to pull her out with another local equipment made of iron plate."
The girl's actions were captured on camera and an oxygen pipe was lowered into the borewell to supply oxygen.
Two weeks ago, a five-year-old child fell into a borewell in Dausa district. The rescue operation to rescue the child safely lasted for more than 55 hours. However, by the time he was pulled out, the child had lost the battle of life.
