@sv. What!!!!???? Many temples are insisting devotees to wear traditional wear like dhoti, kurta etc., IMO Lungi also comes under traditional wear in Telugu states. Don't know about Tamilnadu.
@sv. Lungi or dhoti (పంచె)? Lungi is not professional 😁😁 . This is just rule of a particular temple and question will be closed immediately as opinion based. BTW, which temple is that?
@TheDestroyer I can't properly look at the deity beside the plaque. I strongly suspect there it is a temple of Ammavaru as main deity. Some incarnation of lord Vishnu in the temple.
@sv. As lungis are very common in Tamil nadu, they may have imposed that rule.
@TheDestroyer I can guarantee you it will not be closed. I can tell you that because I just graduated 1st class from my How to Become a Moderator training :P
Black cloth is usual considered inauspicious and not used especially when visiting a temple. But devotee of Ayyappa wears black clothes when they visit Sabarimala. Is there any reason for this practice. Does this have any related to Shanni ?
@sv. I'm sure this is not like your Housing question which i feel can be answered from Dharma Sastra or Vastu texts. But we don't know any info about temple. Ok.
@sv. Sthala Purana might answer these questions. But do you really think lungi has to do anything with Sthala Purana of temple? Why would any God hate people wearing Lungi?
@TheDestroyer It's a fun question to ask. That's all. And it is valid for our site. We need a precedent to ask a question. I know some Hindus do celebrate Christmas. which is why I asked this question.
Why and how do (some) Hindus celebrate Christmas?
What have any modern Hindu Gurus commented on this practice?
EDIT
I don't think this is an opinion-based question. From What types of questions should I avoid asking? I think this fits into constructive subjective questions: "inspire answers ...
Ram Raksha Stotra (श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रम्) is a Sanskrit stotra, hymn of praise, used as a prayer for protection to Lord Rama. This stotra is Written by Budha Kaushika Rishi.
As I discuss in this Question, there is not a lot of information about Budha Kaushika Rishi like his date of birth and wh...
@SreeCharan Lord Vishnu asked Garuda to bring Vasuki to churning site. But Garuda couldn't lift Vasuki and Vasuki would still touch the ground. Finally, Shiva spreads his hand and Vasuki wraps around His wrist. Vishnu asked him to bring vasuki this to reduce haughtiness of Garuda.
@SreeCharan Never celebrated Christimas. Today I went to friends house there I saw a Christmas tree...my friends wife wanted to put a Christmas tree. He opposed but she won :)
@Tezz I think Interpretation plays a major role here. They might have wrong interpretations. Yukteswara Giri's interpretation of Apple, Adam and Eve is better.
@sv. - oh , nice to know that , you were in pune , so you know all abt. the city , it's really nice.😊👍👍.If you can give me the names of those people , i will see whether i know them or not.Which company you were in ?
@sv. - have yoy visited Hinjewadi, IT park? Infosis , wipro , persistent ,TTL and many more are there
@SreeCharan The proper way to wear a lungi when performing religious activities is the kacha style - i.e. the cloth goes in between the legs. Lungi -style is not advised. Strictly-speaking women also wear the saree in kacha style when doing madi and performing highly religious activities.
@AnkitSharma - Ohh , you are earning hat's , i was wondering in the morning why telephone is over your head and moving , just got the concept now😀 by the way , decent mr. gentleman avatar 👍
@TheDestroyer while performing puja to God, inorder to be very sacred, people wear dhoti or ladies wear sarees wear saree in kacha style. At this time, the one who performs pooja should not be touched by others till the puja is completed.
దేవుడి పూజ చేసేటప్పుడు పవిత్రం గా ఉండాలని దాని వెనుక ఉద్దేశ్యం . @TheDestroyer
@moonstar2001@SreeCharan - Sowala in marathi - सोवळ , that is clean Dhotar , untouched by others , to wear during daily , or spicial pujas , like Rudra Paath , satyanarayan , or GhataSthapana , etc.
I do know that according to Upanishads, All the higher Lokas except Brahma Loka, are subjected to circumgyration/reparation (birth-rebirth).
From Chhandogya Upanishad 4.15.5:
अथ यदु चैवास्मिञ्छव्यं कुर्वन्ति यदि च
नार्चिषमेवाभिसंभवन्त्यर्चिषोऽहरह्न
आपूर्यमाणपक्षमापूर्यमाणपक्षाद्यान्षडुद...
@Tezz How to reconcile Puranic Indra and Vedic Indra? I stopped posting answer for this question as i don't know how to reconcile them. There are vedic verses which say Indra is Brahman but Puranas say Him as lecherous Deva.
Something that puzzles me is that many stories about the gods show that the gods exhibited immoral behavior sometimes. For example, Indra had sex with wives of Rishis.
So, what exactly do the gods mean? Enlightened sages don't behave like this. But gods do.
How to explain to children about Rama...
@TheDestroyer I'm not sure how to accurately intrepret it... I (personally) intrepret it in following way: ● Vedas talk of absoulte level so they describe Indra as Brahman (which is true also) ● In the Kaushtiki Brahmana and Satapatha Brahamana we see: "Prajapati said to Rudra "You are Indra"" and in Atharvaveda we see "Bhava Sarva the destroyer of Vritta".. so it may be that Vedic Indra is potency of Lord Shiva actually.. ●While Puranas talk of Vyavaharika level
@Tezz I just came to know Adi Shankaracharya read Suuta samhita of Skanda Purana 18 times and thereafter wrote commentaries for Brahma sutras.
@Tezz Which Suta samhita do you have? There are no english translations of it.
I found these versions are good
ASS_025. Sutasamhita with Tatparyadipikaa Part 1 – VS Pansikar 1891 ASS_025. Sutasamhita with Tatparyadipikaa Part 2 – VS Pansikar 1891 ASS_025. Sutasamhita with Tatparyadipikaa Part 3 – VS Pansikar 1925
As I discuss in the this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa which summarizes and systematizes the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads. You can rea...
@TheDestroyer @Tezz Btw, Reading Brahma Sutra Verses 4.3.4 to the end of Brahma Sutra may help in getting about Brahma loka for this as well as this questions.