Who specifically told you to leave? Was it a westerner? That would seem inappropriate in India
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is good. Your encyclo source is saying then that it was a > traditional Hindu funeral. Different than Vedic. > > Same thing i got from asking around to other sources. As in, Vedic > is based on vedic scripture; and as such, older than the religion of > Hinduism. > > Hence, the funeral was evidently 'traditional' Hindu, by these > rites. Not necessarily Vedic just because they say it was. Keeping > women out at Hindu funerals that way evidently is not necessarily > vedic by this or universally recognized there. Is Hindu apparently. > So i am told by people who seem to know these things. Enlighten me > some more if you know otherwise. Thanks for your e-mails. > > Regardless, was odd feeling for people who had come to pay their > respects. Western women and Indian women, who had come there & > were 'held back' in areas at a remote location. > > -Doug in FF > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Michael" <soulchild@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" > > <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > Well, nothing in the 'vedic scripture' proscribes this particular > > > distinction about funeral rites. No separation by gender from > > > scripture in Shastra and the like, hence this particular funeral > part > > > about gender Jim-crow is not 'Vedic'. It was conceived. > > > > "All the relations present, men and women bow to the dead. Finally > the > > corpse is put upon a ladder-like bier of bamboo and borne by four > > persons on their shoulders to the crematin ground, the priest and > the > > chief mourner (who holds the sacred fire for burning the dead body) > > walking in front of the bier. Women do not accompany a funeral > > procession." > > > > http://www.nagpuronline.com/people/rit_hndu.html > > > > > > > Not vedic, it was just in the choreography and power-tripping of > this > > > unique event. Keeping the Westerners at bay in a way too. The > > > Indian movement was respectful when they had to be, but evidently > not > > > as inclusive. Inner and outer circles. You'll notice Nadir Ram > > > walked behind and was not in their boat? > > > > > > It was just part of the story there. Nobody stood up for the > women > > > when it could have been done, except those soldiers later in the > > > story. Probably as likely that nobody wanted to deal with or > work > > > out the logistics. So it boiled down to: "Just tell them > > > its 'Vedic', and keep them out". > > > > > >
