Thirumoolar on Temples and Pujas there

http://www.tamilvu.org/library/l4100/html/l41A0ind.htm

ஆற்ற அரு நோய் மிக்கு அவனி மழை இன்றிப்

போற்ற அரு மன்னரும் போர் வலி குன்றுவர்

கூற்று உதைத்தான் திருக் கோயில்கள் எல்லாம்

சாற்றிய பூசைகள் தப்பிடில் தானே.

முன்னவனார் கோயில் பூசைகள் முட்டிடின்

மன்னர்க்குத் தீங்கு உள வாரி வளம் குன்றும்

கன்னம் களவு மிகுந்திடும் காசினி

என் அரு நந்தி எடுத்து உரைத்தானே.

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pm-modi-receives-artefacts-worth-rs-668-cr-stolen-and-smuggled-to-us/20160607.htm PM Modi receives artefacts worth Rs 668 cr that were stolen and smuggled to US http://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/illegal-trade-of-art-and-artefacts.html

According to conservative estimates, in any given decade starting from the 1950s, the number of idols smuggled out of India was between 10,000 and 20,000, and the worth was about Rs 20,000 crore. “Next to human and drug trafficking, art is the most profitable business,” says Prateep Philip....

The richness of Indian artefacts is the main lure. The Chola period sculptures, or the panchaloha idols, have been in demand because of their mix of five metals—gold, copper, silver, iron and lead. In some cases, tin or zinc is used.

Many blame the government’s apathy for the loot.....For instance, the Sripuranthan temple remained locked for several years....

Why only blame the govt? Why temples should be locked for several years? Would thefts happen if people regularly visit such temples? Who will tell them about the benefits of temple worship? The lines of Thirumoolar? Would the modern so called spiritual leaders ask their so called followers, instead of coming here, will you go and pray in temples?NEVER. How can they when they want to be Gods themselves and demand fee for Darshan/Initiation/Course fee/etc. for they alone know the Art of luring.

Thirumoolar says its very clearly what happens when temples are kept in poor maintenance, he said it 3000 years before.Kings built great temples in the absence of so called science and technology, but now with the presence of it or perhaps we have this and lost that knowledge of making idols building temples, we lack knowledge and wisdom to maintain and so face consequences as said in Thirumoolar. Anyway as the article says slowly idols are returning and find their place here...hope of silver lining seen.