Someone was asking whether there is a rule that if a person attends the dwajarohanam( formal hoisting of the divine flag marking the ten day festival or brahmotsavam) in a temple he should remain till the finish of the festival...dwajavarohanam.
Someone smartly remarked that god will not mind if you go away in the middle too
My response to that ..
There are tantric and agamic reasons for this.
This rule is applicable for all the persons who are under the authority of the temple deity variously called thattakam desham agrahatam etc
Others can visit and return at any time.
While starting the utsavam it is supposed that all the servants and dependents of the deity are present.
During vaasthu shanthi (the formal poojas and offers to the spirits and demigods who are occupying the precints or
Vaastu of the temple ) protection from evil forces are ritualistically given to the deity. the temple and the houses and streets along which the deity passes during utsavam and also to purify and protect the traditional permanent occupants..
The desha janam (the people of the locality ) are supposed to serve the deity all along between the dwajaarohanam and avarohanam
That is a sacred rule.
It is silly to say that god will be getting angry or he will not mind and all.
You are failing in your duty as a servant of your gramadevata.
Such remarks that god will not punish and all are simply arrogant. Arrogance arising out of haughty ignorance..There is no remedy for that..
what will you do if it is your child's marriage or a parent's death?
The deshajanams are protected when they are inside the vaasthu during utsavam but the evil spirits waiting on the borders can attack them if they move out and special rituals may be necessary to prevent the evil spirits entering the praakaaram when such people re enter in the middle of the utsavam
True, these rules will not apply to outsiders like a balloon vendor or a kaakkaa( what we address our Muslim brothers ...as far as I know in Malabar) selling avil or removing aakri (old broken metal, plastic,pieces)..or even a curious visitor from outside
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