Afghanistan's Historic Hindu Temples Busy because....

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to point out that it is because Americans are fighting

and dying in Afghanistan that Afghan Hindu Temples are busy once

again. Back in March 2001, Islamo-fascists blew up the ancient sacred

diety of the Bamiyan Buddha. Now four years later, Hindus can openly

and publicly worship. This is not because of India, the UN, the RSS,

BJP, the Saudis,UK or the EU. Its because of George Bush's policies.

Though there are many valid concerns as to the how and why Bush does

things, so far the results have been positive for the Hindus and

Sikhs of Afghanistan.

As a student of history, we can see that despite conspiracies and

political manipulations, Dharma always triumphs. Sometimes that means

Noble souls like Bhishma end up on the wrong side and Rakshasas like

Gatotkacha and others give their lives in defense of Dharma.

Vrndavan

 

HinduThought, "Ashok Chowgule" <ashokvc@c...>

wrote:

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> Afghanistan's Historic Hindu Temples Busy For Navaratri

> source:http://www.hindu.org

>

> KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, October 5, 2005: With the onset of

> the nine-day festival period of Navaratri, Kabul's

> ancient Hindu temples are buzzing with a record number

> of devotees of all faiths. The focal attraction is

> Asamai temple. Hundreds of Afghanistan's Hindus and

> Sikhs as well as Indians employed in reconstruction

> projects pay their obeisance there every day. The hill

> is named Asamai after Asha, the Goddess of hope said

> to be residing on the hilltop since time immemorial.

> Legend goes that the Akhand Jyoti or continuous fire

> there has been burning uninterrupted for over 4,000

> years. Amazingly, both the temple and the jyoti have

> survived numerous bloody wars for supremacy over

> Kabul, says this article. Two large halls with a

> capacity of about 1,000 persons form part of the

> Asamai complex, commonly used for religious

> congregations on festivals like Navaratri and Diwali.

> Kabul boasts another ancient temple complex--Harshri

> Nath--with temples devoted to Hindu deities Siva,

> Saraswati and Ganesha. The Harshri Nath temple

> attracts several Hindu families who returned to Kabul

> over the past four years. Several Sikh families also

> visit the temple every week to pray alongside Hindus.

> Kabul's third temple is located in the Shor Bazaar

> area once the hub of the trade in clothes, currency

> and dry fruits that is dominated by Hindus and Sikhs.

> Dedicated to God Siva, the small temple miraculously

> survived severe shelling during the Civil War, even as

> the entire Shor Bazaar was reduced to rubble. Though

> the local Hindu and Sikh population has dropped to

> about 5,000 from close to 20,000, the temple is a

> favorite with scores of Indians currently engaged in

> reconstruction work.

>

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