A Covert Cross on Tirumala

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an earnest devotee of the lord Venkateswara who found it cemented between Nara

and Narayana mural on temple wall during sahasra deepam pooja during his recent

visit. He has sent a letter to the editor of the Tamil magazine Panchajanyam

which has been rendered into English. For a long time we know that the

Thirumala hills has been targeted by the missionaries. There is medicine for

disease but is there any medicine for religious fanaticism, inquires an ancient

Tamil proverb. God stays long but strikes atlast.Those

who offend the lord are forgiven by the Lord according Bhagavatha Dharma, but

those who offend the devotees are not taken lightly by the lord. Here is letter

of devotee of lord Venkateswara received at the office of Sri Vaishnava Sri with

reference to an article that was published in Panchajanyam, a Tamil monthly

magazine, November 2005 issue page 88, from a shocked reader, Shri Raama

Srinivasan, from Bangalore, who finds beyond his comprehension how a cross has

found its place between Nara and Narayana the holy Thirumala Hills? He

writes “Namaskaram. After reading your article November 2005 issue page 88, (we

all know that the famous Thirumala hills have been targeted by Christian

missionaries for some time was taken up by Panchajanyam ).it has become my

bounden duty to report of a shocking

interlude to the regular worship that I was used to witness during the “Sahasra

Deepam” (lighting of 1008 lamps) .Every day when the deepa alankaram

(decoration)is celebrated by 5.00 PM in evenings the utsava murthy along with

consorts is placed on a decorated swing with great devotion and swung to the

accompaniment of scared hymns. On the wall behind is adorned with the mural

depicting Nara and Narayana on the Badrinath, who had descended on the earth as

a Guru and his Shishya, where he explains the meaning of Tirumandhiram.” The

writer says he was shocked this time when he visited the same spot. He records

his minute observances. It is

good that among thousands of Devotees who regularly frequents the Thirumala that

at least one has not only observed minutely but also bothered to record it in a

letter to the editor. Thanks to the previous article that has appeared in the

magazine that has acted as a catalyst for the reader. It will be shocking to

know the extent of infiltration by into the most sacred spaces of Hinduism. I

wonder whether any Hindu infiltrator will penetrate and plant Om symbol on the

Vatican. Please read the following “If one looks closely at the wall mural,

it will be shocking to note that the mischief has been done deliberately. In

the space between Nara and Narayana, there is a gap. A cross made of cement has

been planted.” In spite of the heavy security and crowds how did come? This

should have been an insider work. “On the right side to the darshan Jhoola, at

the end of the wall there is small clinic or hospital with a red cross painted.

But in the gap between Nara Narayana has been occupied by an unpainted Christian

cross made of cement, to appear like blessings. With whose blessings had this

been done? It is not only shocking but also painful for every Vaishnava says

the writer and further requests that every devotee of lord Venkateswara must

send his/her protest letter to the officials at TTD” This is sacrilege and we

insist that the copy of letter must go to the State Governor and to the central

government and all major news papers, to investigate the culprit within the

establishment.

Many such sacred places were invaded in the past because Hindus were

politically and militarily weak. It is not surprising that when Hindus are

having a respite, from prolonged attacks, thinking that the world has evolved

from barbaric ages such violation are taking place, proving once again that

eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. Lest one is prone to dismiss the

accusing finger at the innocuous cross explained away as the red cross, one

should be reminded that all over the middle east Red crescent is the symbol for

medical care on all paramedical vans and ambulances and nowhere is the Red cross

which is a Christian symbol is accepted. Its time for Hindus to evolve Hindus’

own symbol, the writer adds “ one should not think this as a mere symbol of Red

cross ,but actually a

cement cross has been placed between Nara and Narayana upadesam of the holiest

Tirumandhiram. I wish the cross be removed immediately is hereby informed to

all your readers through Panchajanyam”. Raama Srinivasan. Bangalore 16.

Good Job Panchajanyam in stimulating readers to be vigilant and the reader

Raama Srinivasan in exposing the clandestine cross on Thirumala. Hindus should

demand for a full investigation and for the removal of all Christians

from being deployed anywhere on the sacred hills and the Temple. The Hindu

identity of the employees must be proven beyond doubt .There must have been an

underground group in Thirumala working for long time as a House church or some

tent group that must have planted the cross. They must be identified and

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