Saturday, June 30, 2007

An article on Shiva


Once housed here ..
Originally uploaded by Sydney Weasel
An article on Shiva reported that "Melting sacred phallus icicle saddens pilgrims" written by Sheikh Mushtaq in Srinigar, India.

In the article, the writer innocently states that the icicle is

“It is melting very fast,” N K Raina, director of the Amarnath Shrine Board, said, adding that when the stalagmite was last measured on May 25 it was 3.5m tall and its circumference was 2.5m.

“Now, it has reduced to almost one-tenth of its original size,” he said, without elaborating on the reasons.
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Without elaborating on the reasons? What might be the cause? Local nuns? Or can a natural phenomena disappear due to natural causes? Global warming? Climate change?

It begs the question, what happened to all of Shiva's other dongers, which formed all those years ago.

I really think this is a matter that can melt the coldest heart.

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