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| March 21, 2010 | Devotees offer cigarettes, alcoholic drinks to Lord Muneshwara in Karnataka | |
Karwar (Karnataka): Offering flowers, sweets and fruits to god has been a part of age-old tradition in Hinduism but in Karwar district of Karnataka, devotees offer alcohol and cigarettes to Lord
Muneshwara. Scores of devotees from all over the country including Maharashtra
and Goa visit this temple to get their wishes fulfilled by offering cigarettes
and alcohol. According to Anand Raj Naik, a priest of Muneshwara temple, alcohol
and cigarettes were liked by Him. Hence, it is been made a ritual here to offer
as a religious offering to please and seek His blessings. "People pray to Lord
Muneshwara for fulfilment of their wishes and once their wish is fulfilled, they
come here to offer cigarette, non-vegetarian food and wine. These things were
his favourite when He was alive. Hence we are still following this ritual to please
him," said Naik. Every March, a fair is organized near the temple, where scores
of devotees come to offer alcohol, goat and chicken. " Lord Muneshwara has fulfilled
all our wishes, even if somebody is sick in our family, I believe that lord will
cure him. In return, we come here to offer him cigarette and wine," said Kiran
Venkatraman , a devotee. It is believed that lord Muneshwara also called "Khapri"
by locals, came to Karwar 300 years ago and took to renunciation. He then served
the poor and the needy. After his death, a temple was constructed at a place called
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