A Brief History
On April 10, 2016, the Puttingal Temple in India was the scene of a horrific disaster when worshippers at a festival honoring the goddess Bhadrakali were blown up accidentally by a fireworks cache located there for the celebration.
Digging Deeper
We have previously asked, “Why are the faithful victims of tragedy during religious events?” and this tragedy is certainly one of those baffling events. Sadly, 111 people lost their lives and another 350 were badly burned. Obviously, the temple was heavily damaged, and 150 local houses also suffered damage.
In response to the tragedy, three days later the Kerala High Court ordered that no ceremonies using firecrackers were to be allowed after dark at any place of worship.
The Puttingal Temple Disaster is only one of many religious related disasters in India and around the world, causing us to ask, “Why?”
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Freeman, Delbert. Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People ?: A Simple Answer to a Complexed Problem. Independently published , 2020.
Sushma. Bhagavad Gita, The Holy Book of Hindus: Original Sanskrit Text with English Translation & Transliteration. Only Rama Only, 2020.
The featured image in this article, a photograph by Sudheeshthulaseedharan of Puttingal Devi Temple in 2008, has been released into the public domain worldwide by the copyright holder of this work.
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