[Smarthrugaami-Dattavibhavam] organise tours from important cities to datta ksetras - reg

September 14, 2006

My dear DATTA BHAKTAS, This is DATTA BHAKTA DR.PRK PRASAD,NEUROSURGEON with you all here. Namaste to you all.I just visited the DATTATREYA SWAMY temple in SITARAMBAGH in HYDERABAD.It is on top of a small hillock & is very nicely located in a vantage view point of Hyderabad.I decided to visit at least one DATTA TEMPLE every THURSDAY & this took me there today.The temple seems to be under renovation now as some construction work is going on there.I recited the DATTA STAVA 9 times in front of LORD DATTATREYA & returned.Next week hopefully,I plan to visit GANGAPUR.I plan to leave by car around 5 am & reach there by 9am,take bath in the rivers Bhima & Amaraja,do pradakshinas around the Audumbar tree,then visit the temple & stay there during Bikshatana time & return to Hyd by about 6pm the same day.If anyone is interested in joining me,please contact me on Tel 9246524570.We cud plan well in advance

so that we cud have a pleasant & memorable trip. Just one after thought that keeps bothering me :Every Datta Temple that I have visited so far seems to be in SIDHILAVASTHA-dilapidated state.No upkeep,no signs of regular poojas,no signs of regular temple management by responsible Trust members,poor hygienic conditions,no proper facilities for the devotees visiting the temple & above all they seem to be havens for drug peddlars/addicts & drunkards and lot of riff raff cround these temples exploiting the devotees.WHY S IT SO ? HAVE WE AS DEVOTEES FAILED OUR LORD WHO HAS GIVEN US ALL SO MUCH ?.The story is the same in Pithapuram near Kakinada,Gangapur & now in Hyderabad.I feel this is probably b'cos we devotees have NOT contributed in any way for the upkeep of these temples.I remember SHIRDI was somewhat like this in 1976 when I first visited,though NOT AS BAD.If Shirdi cud be renovated & improved to the present state,why NOT THESE DATTA TEMPLES

?.It is appalling to see that there is not even a regular temple priest who is well versed with the DATTA SAMPRADAYAS.The priest in Sitarambagh this mng did'nt seem to have taken a bath,did NOT have even tilak on his forehead forget the holy JANDHYAM or poonal !.There was an alsatian dog roaming in & out of the temple.HOW CAN WE FEEL SNCTITY OF THESE TEMPLES IF SO MAINTAINED? Something for all of us to think over deeply & do something worthwhile before they disappear into oblivion.-----Fight back spam! Download the Blue Frog.http://www.bluesecurity.com/register/s?user=ZHJwcmtwcmFzYWQzMTIz

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