Are you a regular visitor to your religious places?
By suny
@suni51 (3431)
India
May 11, 2018 3:00am CST
I know some of us are not religious or we do not go to our religious place regularly but there is a large number of people in the world who go visit regularly. For example a Muslim might visit his religious place for 5 times a day, a christian every Sunday and so on. I am not a hard core believer and have seen most of the famous temples wherever I visit, (and I have visited hundreds of places). But I have seen all the temples as a tourist (From outside only but only a couple of them from inside). What about you guys?
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@suni51 (3431)
• India
11 May 18
Thanks, I have seen almost all famous temples in India and some in other countries but most of them from outside. My wife is not that religious too, I mean she doesn't insist going to temple everyday but if she feels like going to one she goes there. We were in Shimla last year and visited Kali Temple. I stood outside watching monkies when she was inside.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
11 May 18
@suni51 You might have watched the 'Ponkala', which is an offering for Goddess by ladies. I guess you were in the capital of Kerala, where this function celebrating big way.
Kerala is a place of temples. Gold, I think Kerala may be in top position for selling gold and wearing too. It is a matter of 'prestige'.
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@suni51 (3431)
• India
11 May 18
One of my friends on another site (she runs an online e-commerce site) has invited me to come to Kerala in festive season. In fact, I have been to Kerala at least 30 times but never visited any temple there. I have watched certain functions from outside like thousand of ladies cooking in a temple on bricks made temporary chulha. I love visiting Kerala for different reason, I like the waterways, the gold shops, (I do not want to write some reasons in open forums)
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
11 May 18
I believe in god. I believe god will call me. I do not want to throng there. There may be many others who need his help more than me. The thought came when I visited Tirupati. They had given us numbers which had to be tied around our wrists. That system had time mentioned there. Families with little children...how can they turn up? After all, kids have to do their natural function. In fact, everybody has..and it may or may not come at the time. I had been to god quite a few times before, and wishes asked of him were pretty much the same. I also felt if he is god, he can hear me from my home. I only have to go there to thank him so that I am not wasting time recalling my wishes before him. Going often anyway is like a visitor who is always around. Once in a way visitor has more value. Ritualistic stuff also makes mind wander. I do not appreciate that. All the while you are in the queue, you are thinking is somebody coming in between, how long, that person is getting married, look at that saree it is so good, my legs are aching, it is so hot...nah...that is no prayer. Prayer has to be heart felt.
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@suni51 (3431)
• India
11 May 18
I had to stand in a queue for a long time at the base bus stand for hours the first time I went there. I enjoyed the hilly way and sat at the gate in a row for hours (there were different denomination queues). Watched big Laddus, people donating their hair etc. I waited for something like 3 hours and then felt like HE had no intention to meet me in person or wanted me to go my own way (talk to Him from my own place) so I left and never went again.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
11 May 18
No,I am not a regular visitor of religious places.
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
11 May 18
Twice-thrice a month, I go to church..
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
11 May 18
I am a Buddhist, but I am not religious. I just recently became a Buddhist as I like Buddha's teachings and want to learn more. I don't visit temples always, but just once in a while. For me, I prefer learning the Chan (Zen) or meditation, hence I attend the meditation or Chan's class once in a while, but not so much about the religious part yet.
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@suni51 (3431)
• India
12 May 18
We all love Buddha and his teaching. In fact Buddhism has a lot to give to humanity. I have visited one of his grand temples near Sydney as a tourist (I have seen many other temples of Buddha in different SEA countries as a tourist) I was in Nan Tien Temple in Woolongong and stayed there for almost 3 hours watching the beautiful surroundings. I have my personal photos of this Buddha Temples but this is from Trip Advisor- Not a ref link
Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong: See 815 reviews, articles, and 641 photos of Nan Tien Temple, ranked No.4 on TripAdvisor among 70 attractions in Wollongong.
