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I pray Almighty God to bestow his special blessings on Swamy

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K. S. Mayya, Mangalore/South Korea

Frankly, the modern realities have not been accounted in many of the followings in Hinduism. As a matter of fact, many of the followings are available for custom specific intepretation. Call it dilution or whatever, but these things are taking place.

For example, a male or a female entering the wedlock are supposed to cross a river after the ceremony of "nandi". But such a thing cannot be followed today. However, once Nandi is finished people generally do ensure that they don't indulge in adventurous travel or activities. While I don't see it as politics, I do see it as part of a ongoing discussion/deliberation and it is time that other swamijis accept the reality and suggest some changes to take into account the changing times. Afterall a discussion in a right spirit between the swamijis of ashtamaths is the need of the hour.

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Siva, USA

Puttige Seer is not the first Udupi Seer to go abroad. But when another Seer went (I think it was Swami Vibhudesh - not sure) he asked his Shishya to do the Pooja to Krishna. We Hindu's worship idols. But it is not our belief that idols are God = it is just a mechanism to remind us of God - Sort of like a photograph of some one you love.

Puttige Seer has been worshipping all the time. Does it mean all the idols he has worshipped have been desecrated? Or is it that only 'Udupi' Krishna should not be touched after going abroad? That seems odd. Even then, have these maThadhipathi's given any proof where it says you cannot do pooja to Ududpi Krishna after going to a foreign country? They say strictures. Can they name them? Do they think they have interpreted the scriptures correctly? Does the scripture say this is valid in all circumstances?

Don't we worship Hanuman and Ram who did the Samudrollanghan? If we are talking about Bhga Bhumi, India already has an entire Bhogabhoomi inside it! So what are they talking about? I understand it is not easy to let go of traditions and beliefs even when we know these have lost meaning. It is this resistance to change that made Mathadhipathi's to oppose Puttige Seer. But change has happened and let them gracefully accept it because Hinduism accepted change in the past - didn't Hindus stop animal sacrifices in Yagna due to the influence of Buddha and Mahaveera?

It is true that today Hindu traditions have more Buddhist practices (Not theology) than what is followed by Buddhist. (I cannot say the same thing about Jains - a religion that I admire most!) Last, my observations about Puttige Seer. I have seen him closely when he was in USA in the city I live. I can say he has followed all the traditions, Pooja etc very religiously. He brought his own cook too to ensure that he does not eat any thing outside the norm even by accident! BUT, it is NOT TRUE that he preached Madva Siddhantha to Westerners on daily basis here.

He cannot claim that he has spread Madva Siddhantha in the West! It was mostly Madwas who attended his discourses and Poojas. His speeches to any non-indian-origin people was only during some big Dias functions such as world religion forum meeting. But he did not create the wave that Swami Vivekanda created. So it is wrong to compare the two as many have done in the past.

Nevertheless, I hope and pray that when Swamiji comes after this paryaya, he be able to reach the pinnacle of success that Swami Vivekananda reached or may be even beyond that (I say that because, America does not know at all who Swami vivekanda was - nor his teachings- he did create a lot of wave when he was here - I have read a compilation of many mind boggling articles about him that appeared in those days. But today, no one knows about his teachings.

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Lawrence Mascarenhas, USA

On the occasion of His Holiness Sri Sri Sugunendra Swamy ascending the Sarvajna Paryaya Peetha at Shri Krishna Mutt, Udupi, I pray Almighty God to bestow his special blessings on Swamy – “An angel of Peace.” May the scholarly teachings of Sri Sugunendra Swamy be enlighten us, and May the Hindu philosophy of tolerance be spread across the oceans.

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K.V. Vindhya Kubanooraya, Nayanadu,Bantwal

Photos are good and I wholeheartedly support Sri Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji.

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Prasad Bhargava, USA

May Sri Krishna bless Sri Sri Sugunendra Theerthru and we pary GOD GIVE HIM STRENGTH TO COMPLETE THIS PARIYAYA IN A VERY GRAND SCALE.

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Charles D'Mello, Pangala

Is Hinduism is restricted to India only???! When Hindus can travel everywhere in the world, why cant swamiji's. Is it Politics in the name of religion??!

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