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xl_target
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by xl_target » Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:56 pm
Katana wrote: In such a case any offering made to them should be that which would have been made by the original owners. For example, if the weapons be Islamic then 'lobaan' and flowers are offered but not the kumkum, coconut or 'aarti' traditionally offered in Hindu rituals.
So a weapon takes on the religion of the original owner? How can a weapon be "Islamic' or "Hindu"?
Katana, I'm not making fun of your beliefs (or of anyone's beliefs here), I would really like to know.
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Katana
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by Katana » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:17 pm
It is not that the weapon that would be Islamic or Hindu, but the idea in the earlier days was that you respected the 'other' camp. Maybe some day your standards and insignia could fall into the opposite numbers' camp.
Anyway, this is the norm that is still followed in most of the former princely states. I don't suppose the police or armed forces in India follow these principles, although colours are presented by the President to Regiments or units, but that is a western concept.
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jimgun
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by jimgun » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:31 pm
hey katana,
so finally, can we see some " gupt pics of u'r gupt weapons".
man , u r not only a gun lover , but also a gun pujari .
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Katana
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by Katana » Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:22 pm
Jim,
What I said is what the 'procedure' (as would be typical of a govt. fellow
) or 'vidhi' for Dasham or Vijaydashmi Pujan is.
As concerns 'gupt' weapons, I have none! Therefore I don't get to do the said puja! Meanwhile, I do get to wear the 'janev' or the sacred thread, so you could call me half a pujari
Justice alone is the mainstay of government and the source of prosperity to the governed, injustice is the most pernicious of things; it saps the foundations of the government and brings ruin upon the realm - Sher Shah Sur, Sultan-ul-Adil.
