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Hindus, Jews ask Julia Roberts to restore access of devotees to temple | Hindu and Jewish leaders have urged Oscar winner Julia Roberts and makers of movie "Eat, Pray, Love" to immediately provide unconditional access
to area devotees to the Hindu temple in Pataudi, which had been reportedly closed
for shooting. Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu statesman; and Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich,
prominent Jewish leader in Nevada and California in USA; in a joint statement
in Nevada, said that it was very insensitive to keep the devotees away from their
deities and worship place, which they had been reportedly visiting since 1948.
Moreover, due to Navaratri, a major ten-day Hindu holy festival connected with
the autumnal equinox, which was currently underway, it was cruel to keep the worshippers
away from their sacred temple. Various celebrations, like Durga-puja, Sri-panchami
(Saraswati-puja), Lalita-panchami, Maha-navami, Amba-puja, Dussehra, formed part
of this, during which Goddess Durga restored dharma (righteousness), and included
mantra chanting and various other rituals, Rajan Zed, who is president of Universal
Society of Hinduism, stressed. According to reports, access to Hindu temple inside
the Ashram Harimandir hermitage, about 60 kilometers from India's capital Delhi,
was reportedly denied and then conditions were put for area villagers who regularly
came there to pray to give way to movie shooting of Roberts and others, thus upsetting
the devotees. Women of the village, when they went to the usual darshan (view)
of their deities and offer prayers on Sunday morning, were refused entry. The
shooting, which began Sunday, is expected to last about 2-3 weeks. |
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