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TIRUPATI: Amid tight security, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his wife Shiranthi on Saturday offered worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara.

Rajapaksa was in the temple for about 40 minutes. Before offering worship, he took part in the 'Suprabhatha' recitation ritual in the sanctum sanctorum, temple sources told .

Later, the temple priests blessed the couple while the shrine's management presented them with a sacred silk cloth, prasadam and holy water.

Reacting to the widespread protests against his visit, Rajapaksa told reporters in a democratic country like India every body has the right to protest.

"You people come to Sri Lanka to know the truth....," he said.

Rajapaksa had arrived in Tirupati from Bodh Gaya on Friday evening on a 17-hour pilgrimage amid protest by activists of DMK, MDMK and some outfits from Tamil Nadu who were taken into preventive custody.

Rajapaksa had commenced his two-day pilgrimage to India with a visit to Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya in Bihar, where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.

Various Tamil Nadu parties, including DMK and MDMK, staged protests charging him with making efforts to "annihilate" the ethnic Tamils in the island republic.

Leading the protest in Chennai yesterday, DMK chief M Karunanidhi, whose party is a key UPA ally, had alleged Rajapaksa was not only attempting to "annihilate" Tamils but also the Tamil language.

The protest was held under the banner of the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation, which Karunanidhi had revived some months ago.

Tight security arrangements had been put in place at the airport, along the 33-km road from the airport to Tirumala.

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Why does a theravada buddhist visit a vaishnavite hindu shrine ?
 
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Why does a theravada buddhist visit a vaishnavite hindu shrine ?

I heard in Srilanka, most Budhists temples host Hindu gods like Shiva,Vishnu,Brahma. Not sure how true it is though?
 
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I heard in Srilanka, most Budhists temples host Hindu gods like Shiva,Vishnu,Brahma. Not sure how true it is though?

Few months back their lots of hue and cries by Sinhala in Sri Lanka over animal sacrifice in Hindu Temples.
 
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Why does a theravada buddhist visit a vaishnavite hindu shrine ?

I do visit Hindi Kovils, Catholic churches but few times Mosques.
Hindu Tamils also participating buddhists festival in Sri Lanka, come to my area in end of July/August. You can see those!

Few months back their lots of hue and cries by Sinhala in Sri Lanka over animal sacrifice in Hindu Temples.

Yep, very unpleasant to watch. They should not do that openly in front of kids.
 
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I do visit Hindi Kovils, Catholic churches but few times Mosques.
Hindu Tamils also participating buddhists festival in Sri Lanka, come to my area in end of July/August. You can see those!

Do you visit those places or do you offer prayers there, i.e. participate in the rituals?
Rajapaksa offered paryers in Tirupati.
 
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I do visit Hindi Kovils, Catholic churches but few times Mosques.
Hindu Tamils also participating buddhists festival in Sri Lanka, come to my area in end of July/August. You can see those!



Yep, very unpleasant to watch. They should not do that openly in front of kids.

animal sacrifice should be banned, they are quite rare in hindu temples now.
 
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Do you visit those places or do you offer prayers there, i.e. participate in the rituals?
Rajapaksa offered paryers in Tirupati.

Well there is an exam etc we go to kovil for blessings. Sometimes we carry bucket of fresh fruits. They offer those to gods and make blessings.
In some kovils we have to remove shirts and participate events, In my area it does not common.

I have some Tamil neighbours around my home, on Thaipongal day they make Pongal rice and share with us. That Aunt told me in the following day cow's new year day. etc We don't have cows in our area so I don't know much about how they do it.
 
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I do visit Hindi Kovils, Catholic churches but few times Mosques.
Hindu Tamils also participating buddhists festival in Sri Lanka, come to my area in end of July/August. You can see those!

Nice to hear that. :)

+ animal sacrifice is a tradition and it should have been left. I mean killing humans is ok, but some goats once a year is bad ? :disagree:
 
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animal sacrifice should be banned, they are quite rare in hindu temples now.

yeah.. I have seen those videos on youtube.

I don't eat mutton, beef or pork. I eat only chicken and fish, really feel sorry sometimes for poor chickens...I should give up that too eventually.
 
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Nice to hear that. :)

+ animal sacrifice is a tradition and it should have been left. I mean killing humans is ok, but some goats once a year is bad ? :disagree:

War was between army and a terrorist group. No one accepting killing innocent civilians!
Have you ever seen fights between Sinhalese and Tamils expect only one time 3 decade ago?

I escaped from suicide truck bomb blast, dude. I know the difference between Tamil civilians and Tamil terrorists well! When some ministers come to my uncle's home come with heavy security those days. Now everything has changed thanks to end of that terrorist group.

You can say what ever based on stuff you hear but we are the real people who experienced it. How about suicide truck bomb blast in the morning? Good way to start a day? :P
 
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I do visit Hindi Kovils, Catholic churches but few times Mosques.
Hindu Tamils also participating buddhists festival in Sri Lanka, come to my area in end of July/August. You can see those!



Yep, very unpleasant to watch. They should not do that openly in front of kids.

You should ban selling meat in open place, it may scare the Sinhala kids.
 
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