Gods should not be looted like this, guard their jewels

By O.J.George

Gods should not be left to fend for themselves like this. Temples are holy places for all God-believers. Forget about whether one is minority or majority.

Gods are adorned with invaluable jewels. No one had the courage to touch temple wealth in olden days. For a curse was attached to anyone snatching away the wealth of the Gods.

Now-a-days, there are people who would do anything, even steal the crown, the embellishments, the jewels and even the principal idols of Gods themselves.

One could see in English films scenes where deadly cobras were kept near valuable diamonds etc so that thieves would not think of taking them away. In the present times, they would not only remove the diamonds or jewels, but also they would hoodwink the hooded slitherers and sell them to drug manufacturers for their venom.

Sir, something is amiss in the safety and security set-up in our state. Maybe, there are specialist thieves who have arrived from neighbouring states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. They may be trained to strike with ease and slip away with the booty.

Chain snatching incidents are a regular feature now-a-days. Youths roam around on motorcycles and simply snatch gold chains from the necks of unsuspecting women.

Bank vaults are pillaged, houses are burgled, whatever is worth is cornered and rushed off.

It seems ferocious dogs should be reared by devaswoms to guard temple wealth. No one can shirk the responsibility of guarding the life and property of not only men and women but also the spirits. Otherwise, they would strike with double-edged weapons on the most unguarded moment.