Hindus got 3 billion gods..... So, losing one is no
big deal, really....Its just sick that they killed an innocent animal,
which doesn't even know the concept of "God".Sateesh
--- Tom  wrote:
> Hindus mourn 'monkey god'
> 
> 
> By Omer Farooq
> BBC reporter in Hyderabad
> 
> Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a
> monkey which became
> revered as a divine incarnation of a Hindu god in
> the southern Indian
> state of Andhra Pradesh.
> 
> 
> The monkey was quite old and both its hind legs were
> paralysed
> 
> Animal rights campaigners say the monkey died of
> starvation and exhaustion
> after being trapped in a temple for a month by
> over-zealous worshippers.
> 
> The animal was cremated in Anantapur district, 400
> kilometres (250 miles)
> south of the state capital, Hyderabad, on Sunday.
> 
> It had not eaten for three weeks.
> 
> Last rites were performed by priests in the village
> of Timmiganipally in
> the presence of hundreds of devotees who had come to
> believe that the
> monkey was a reincarnation of the Hindu monkey god,
> Hanuman.
> 
> Garlanded
> 
> One animal rights activist said his group's efforts
> to save the monkey had
> failed because of the blind faith of the people.
> 
> 
> The monkey's death came a day after he and others
> tried to move the animal
> out of the temple, but were prevented by villagers.
> 
> The monkey, which was found perched on top of an
> idol of Hanuman a month
> ago, attracted hundreds of devotees every day from
> surrounding villages,
> as well as from the neighbouring state of Karnataka.
> 
> Devotees showered the monkey with fruit and flowers
> and worshipped it
> around the clock.
> 
> 'Exploited'
> 
> Locals said they believed that Lord Hanuman was
> visiting the village, as
> the temple had stopped daily rituals after a dispute
> between two groups of
> residents.
> 
> But animal rights campaigners complained that the
> animal was being
> mistreated.
> 
> They filed a petition in the state's High Court
> saying the monkey had been
> forcibly confined in the temple.
> 
> The group also alleged that people's religious
> feelings were being
> exploited to make money.
> 
> The court then ordered the local administration to
> rescue the monkey - but
> villagers prevented officials from taking him for
> treatment in time.
> 
> 
> 
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