Inter Community Religious Practices

In this Chapter only Mogaveera religious places and practices are dealt with. However, it does not mean that these are the only religious places and practices Mogaveeras follow. Mogaveera community is god fearing and participates in all the religious activities of their villages and surrounding places. It means that Mogaveeras contribution towards all community Temples, Daivasthans, Bajana Mandiras and other religious places is well known. The practice of Mudipu Kattunu, keeping money in a small box to be sent to Tirupathi and pilgrimage to Tirupathi was done by Mogaveeras before many other communities started this practice. They have also been in the fore-front in serving village temples by rendering several services, such as, Illal Pattunu (carrying oil tourch) during temple festivals, drawing out the temple car (Ratha) out of its shelter (Ratha Kotya) and decorating it and pulling the same during the Rathosthsava, taking it back into the shelter are being done by Mogaveeras even today. Mogaveeras are the largest contributors towards any renovation of religious places around them and actively associate with such work. They also voluntarily make their services available to all communities. Mogaveaera community believes in pilgrimage to holy places. At Mumbai, Mogaveera Moolasthanas have made it a point to organize pilgrimage to many places. It is also true at coastal villages. Now, Mogaveeras regularly go the Shabarimalai and other places. They also form groups and serve many religious gatherings.