Quote Originally Posted by Eastern Mind View Post
Vannakkam: I'm not sure. It's partly just training too. The Brahmin priests are generally very well trained. I'd rather hire an electrician with some credentials than some guy working out of his garage because he likes playing with wires.

Just for your info, I served as the priest here for about 5 years before we could afford a Brahmin, just like someone in Mauritius may have done 200 years ago. Nobody seemed to mind. Even the Brahmins who weren't temple Brahmins didn't mind. In fact they appreciated it, or so they told me. But being poorly trained, I had to make up for that in bhakti, or at least fake it.

A few people have since told me they wished I could have continued.

Aum Namasivaya
In places like that, that would be possible. Even desirable perhaps, since it meets an unfulfilled need of the community. But it would not have been possible in India. That's all I'm saying.