Religious entrepreneurship is an interesting thing, especially since the rhetoric of the Hindu intellectual tradition vividly separates spirituality and materialism. That is why I find the automatic bell ringer odd.
Designed to replace the need for drummers at Hindu temples, the automatic bell ringer sells at a brisk pace — approximately 300 units a month, according to the article.
However, because spirituality and material profit are not commonly associated concepts, I am slightly jarred by reading paragraphs like this one:
The auto drum bell comes in seven sizes, ranging from a 10-inch drum diameter (priced at Rs5,063) to a gigantic 46-inch drum (Rs52,000), and the motors churn out a stream of power between 20W and 3HP. “The medium-sized ones are the most popular,” Manian says. “The Tirupati temple complex has seven of our auto drum bells.”
How do you feel about this?
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