“A Hushed Hindu Revolt against Dravidianism in Tamil Nadu”, The Dharma Dispatch, November 03, 2025
”THE ANCIENT HILL-SHRINE of Sholingur still upholds its sanctity as one of the 108 Divyadeshams and is the home of the sacred Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple atop its peak.
As we ascend the steep steps, we’re confronted with a melee of monkeys, whose population perhaps rivals the human inhabitants of the town. Their greedy focus is steadfast on the offerings of fruit and coconuts that the devotees take with them. Woe begone if the devotee’s attention weans for even a fraction of a second. The term “pressure tactics” acquires a wholly new meaning on those steps.
And so it happened right before me.
A young, local lady was mobbed by quite a large bunch of these avaricious apes who climbed all over her and even after they took her bag away, they refused to clamber back to their places. They took their time inspecting it, strewing its contents all over the place. They didn’t scratch or hurt her in the least……”
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