Topic started by sajith (@ 203.199.42.200) on Sat Sep 6 05:48:28 .
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recently i chanced upon an online comment that the priests of certain ancient northern indian temples such as badrinath, kedarnath are from south india, e.g. badrinath has priests from the nambudiri brahmins of kerala whereas the priests of kedarnath are from the lingayat community, considered the foremost worshippers of lord shiva. pashupatinath in nepal has brahmins from karnataka as a tradition. rangamandir, mathura has shri vaishnava (iyengar) priests from south india.

it was mentioned that adi shankaracharya formulated this tradition in the interests of national integration. all north-indian temples of that time were staffed by south-indian priests and vice versa.

with respect to north-indian priests in south indian temples, we have the example of ramanathaswamy temple of rameswaram which has priests from maharashtra.

i would be curious to have other examples from other contributors, esp abt southern indian temples and northern brahmins.

sajith

Responses:

• From: satire (@ webport-cl6-cache1.ilford.mdip.bt.net) on: Sat Sep 6 15:23:26 EDT 2003
  
  
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• From: 000000000000000000 (@ ppp-219.65.96.243.chn.vsnl.net.in) on: Thu Sep 11 12:35:57 EDT 2003
  
  First ask those priest to wash hands with soap or detergent after the big job
  
  
• From: me (@ cache8-brnt.server.ntli.net) on: Sun Feb 8 11:49:58
  
  you smell
  
  
• From: Indianoble. (@ wc09.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Sun Feb 8 15:48:38 EST 2004
  
  Certainly he will learn to wash hands if karnataka is ready to connect all the toilets in Tamilnadu with cauvery water.
  
  
• From: UMAMAHESWARA SHARMA (@ dialpool-210-214-81-186.maa.sify.net) on: Tue Sep 7 21:38:33
  
  My Nameis MaheshSubramanya(Umamaheswara Sharma), Iam yajurvedha sahmithantham+ S.S.L.C,and TEMPLE work 10 year, today working
  Vaideham,My intrast temple pooja,
  
  

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