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<strong>Hinduism</strong>: What Really Happened in India – M. M. Ninan 248<br />

In fact, an average Indian Hindu does not see any difference between<br />

Roman Catholic Church and a Hindu Temple. Both are replete with<br />

many gods to whom incense and candles are burnt. The goddess<br />

worship is as much a part of Roman Church as of <strong>Hinduism</strong> - if not<br />

more. Names of the gods are different, but import is same. Thus 50<br />

percent of devotees that go to the St. Mary Church in Mahim, Bombay<br />

for naveena are Hindus, as also in Bangalore.<br />

People of all faiths and religions flock at Mount Mary Church in Bandra<br />

where the week long fair takes place. The Marathi speaking communities<br />

refer Mother Mary as - Math Mauli. In Bangalore: Virgin Mother<br />

stands in a small chapel to the side of the main entrance, where this<br />

figure is given homage by the people from all creeds: <strong>Christian</strong>, Muslim,<br />

Hindu, Jain and Buddhist.They all wear saffron clothes and walk all the<br />

way to the church to pray and light candles.<br />

If a <strong>Christian</strong> Church could be like the Roman Church, in spite of the<br />

written Gospels and early Apostolic writings in Greek, what else could<br />

we expect in a country where these were totally lacking and the church<br />

was left alone to develop its own theology without any written heritage.<br />

It should not surprise any student of religion to see that <strong>Hinduism</strong> is<br />

really the Indian Catholic Church.<br />

They call themselves that way – Hindu Sanadhana Dharma – only that it<br />

is in Indian Language

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