Sri Sri condemns Made Snana, says there is no evidence for it in scriptures

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February 17, 2011

Moodbidri, February 17: Renowned spiritual guru and founder of the Art of Living Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Thursday openly condemned the practice of 'Made Snana' a Hindu religious ritual, saying that it is a callous system.

He was interacting with a group of dignitaries including officials, elected representatives and journalists at Anandamaya Resort at Shobha Vana in Moodbidri.

Mr Ravi Shankar pointed out that neither there is any evidence for the practice of Made Snana in any authentic religious scriptures of Hinduism, nor any Hindu religious leader endorsed it.

He also challenged those who advocate this practice to prove any religious significance of it or provide any evidence for it in the sacred scriptures.

In his prolonged discussion the spiritual leader touched upon various issues related to spirituality, meditation, humanity, love as well as politics and its various aspects.

Referring to a recent statement of Chief Minster BS Yeddyurappa, who had claimed that there was a conspiracy to eliminate him by taking recourse to vamachara (an Indian witchcraft or black magic), Mr Ravi Shankar said there is no need to worry about vamachara for a theist. “The vamachara cannot make any impact on one who believes in God or divinity. Only an atheist can fear for such things,” he said.

Sri Sri also called upon the state government to ban alcohol, saying that the current situation of politics in Karnataka cannot be improved unless a strict ban was imposed on liquor.

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"Situation in Nagamangala is now peaceful and there is no problem there. I have also instructed officials to hold a peace meeting there. We have instructed officers to ensure that no untoward incidents take place, enough police force is also stationed there," Parameshwara told reporters here.

About 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident and they have been sent to judicial custody, according to police sources.

Responding to a question on opposition parties including JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy raising doubts about the FIR, he said, "The police will do what has to be done in accordance with law..."

Asked about BJP sending a fact finding team to Nagamangala, the Home Minister said, "Let them find the facts and inform us, and if there is any fact from their fact finding, we will look into it. It will make our work a bit easier." The BJP panel consisting of MLA C N Ashwath Narayan, former Minister Byrathi Basavaraj, former Minister K C Narayana Gowda, state secretary Lakshmi Ashwin Gowda, and former IPS officer Bhaskar Rao, will visit the spot and submit a comprehensive report to the party in a week.

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