MYSURU: All faiths have a sole aim of uniting people irrespective of caste, creed, sex and colour, but unfortunately people these days are divided on religious lines, said Mohammed Kunhi, director of publishing house Shanthi Prakashana.
Delivering a special lecture at the religious meet organised on the third day of Suttur Fair on Thursday, Kunhi bemoaned that we are living in a polarized era.
“We should understand there is only one God for all faiths”, he added.
Renowned philosophers have pointed out in the past that world’s great civilizations were destroyed not by an external attack, but by internal squabbling and fight, he said.
“The bone of contention of all religions is over religious supremacy, but the aim of dharma is not to defeat people but to unite them. It never encourages anger and provocation among people,” he said.
In his address,
Karnataka Sahitya Academy
president B V Vasanthkumar advised Lingayats and Veerashaivas to stop fighting over the issue of religious status.
Hindus and Muslims must adopt the teachings of
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
and Santa Shishunala Sharief, he added.
Shivarathri Shivayogi car festival
Thousands of devotees took part in the Shivarathri Shivayogi car festival organised as part of Suttur Jathra Mahtosav .
They pulled the chariot and the festivities began at 10.30am after Suttur Mutt Seer Shivarathri Deshikendra Swami with
Charukeerthi Bhattaraka
Swami of Jain Mutt of
Shravanabelagola
pulled the car after offering puja to Adijagaduguru Shivarathri Shivayogi Swami Utsavamurthy.
On Thursday, in a first, devotees pulled both the small and big chariots around the Mutt.
Cattle fair inaugurated
Minister of mines and geology C C Patil inaugurated the 62nd cattle fair held as part of the Suttur fair in the presence of Davangere Gavimutt Dr Sri Nalwadi Shanthalinga Shivacharya Swami and
Urilingapeddi Mutt Jnanaprakash
Swami.