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Presiding deity unhappy, says Astrologers

The ‘raasi pooja’ held at Padmanabhaswamy temple here as prelude to the astrological examination ‘deva prasnam’ showed that all is not well with the temple.

The pooja revealed that the ‘Devaprasnam’ was occurring in ‘vrichika rashi’ and this itself was inauspicious. Further, the astrologers who conducted the pooja found that the nine planets were in a bad position. This had occurred because of past sins and wrong acts in the temple, they felt. The seers suggested many acts of repentance including the ‘Mahamrityunjaya pooja’.

“Things are not going on well in the temple”, said Narayana Ranga Bhat, a senior astrologer who took part in the ritual. “We notice many bad omens. The devotees have to take the initiative to ensure the welfare of the temple.”

The three-day “Devaprasnam,” said to “discern the will of the god or a deity,” was begun on Monday at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The ‘Devaprasnam’ was done in the presence of temple ‘Thantri’ Tharanallur Parameswaran Namboodiri by a team of astrologers, which include Narayana Ranga Bhatt and Padmanabha Sharma, Haridas and Devidas.

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