Popularity of Gods

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Pranam

 

I was watching this strange phenomena from my childhood that the

popularity or loyalty towards the different Gods is shifting in the

people's mind set.

 

When I was a kid and studying in Visakhapatnam I saw people used to

worship and almost every other shop name was somewhere related to

KanakaMahalakshi, then after few years in my High School days I saw it

was Lord Venkateswara, in the later stages it was Ayyappa and Ganesha

now the trend is towards Sai Baba.

 

Except Sai Baba I never saw any drastic changes in the mind set of the

people but when people shifted their views or loyalty now every tree

or a street corner is a temple filled with the statues of Sai Baba (I

have no problem with Sai Baba or people worshiping Him). Earlier this

was not the case for the other Gods.

 

And even I saw people's dependency is growing too much on God now a

days which is a Good or Bad Idea I can't.

 

Can anyone please explain this phenomena to me why it is happening so.

What is that made Sai Bada more attractive to people than the

traditional Gods?

 

 

Thank You

 

Badri

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, " BHADRA RAO JANAGAM " <bjanagam

wrote:

 

> I was watching this strange phenomena from my childhood that the

> popularity or loyalty towards the different Gods is shifting in the

 

 

Dear Badri, i think this has more to do with the sheep mentality

than any spiritual meaning. People love to follow what others are

doing...they have no time for testing their faith.

 

Like in North, Ganesha was not very popular, after the milk

drinking episode, Ganesha became hot god!!

 

also in North, there were just 2 Shani temples...now each colony

has one !!

 

One great soul once told me that in Kaliyuga most of the devas

vanish. Since Kali is the real Yuga of Kali, so Kali and Hanumanji

will be able to help people... dont know how far he was right but

sounded logical.

 

Now Each person can not start worshipping god in Attributeless,

nameless formless, form. A novice has to start with a name... and

each person select the form of god as per his mental evolution...and

others just follow.

 

Aum

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If the above mentioned is for Hinduism the other thing what is

happening is conversion in almost every place, as I observed in the

villages which I pass by regularly first there will be a small hut

with thatched roof in the remote area or outskirts of a town or

village, gradually in few years I see it into a big building or

beautiful church in that place.

Where the funds are coming from and who checks the accounts for these

churches which are gradually growing all over India.

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> If the above mentioned is for Hinduism the other thing what is

> happening is conversion in almost every place, as I observed in the

> villages which I pass by regularly first there will be a small hut

> with thatched roof in the remote area or outskirts of a town or

> village, gradually in few years I see it into a big building or

> beautiful church in that place.

 

It is because Hindus have a false sense of tolerance- while other

religons preach obvious lies against us, we as Hindus have to be

tolerant.

 

If all religons are equal, why dont I hear other religons talking

about greatness of Hindusim- when our so called intellectuals in India

go out of their way to praise other religons?

 

Its like someone enters your house & slaps you, but you have to be

tolerant, & not respond!

 

> Where the funds are coming from and who checks the accounts for these

> churches which are gradually growing all over India.

 

A document found some time ago, & published in many newspapers,

including Times of India & Indian Express, showed that christians

treat this as a war- they use war like words. Territories, conquer,

destroy opposition etc. Mainly American Evengelists, who spend

millions to Save our souls. The same Evangelists who were found to be

working for CIA in Venezuala.

 

When the 3 Christian Missionaries were killed, there was such a

hullaboo. The Pope visited India to lecture us heathens. Hindu leaders

got together, & made a statement to the effect all religons were

equal, all led to God. They asked the Pope to make the same statement,

but he refused outright, saying he couldnt lie!

 

But no media, Indian or foreign, covered this, because we are a

tolerant society. Jai Bharat Ma!