Monday, September 18, 2006
Deity's Modern Attire Stirs Row in Vrindavan
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra: Priests at Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, near here, dressed up the main deity in modern attire, sparking massive protests.
Priests at temple dedicated to Hindu god Krishna, at the request of some fun-loving devotees, gave the deity Thursday a "modern look" complete with jeans and a shirt and wielding a mobile phone.
Activists of groups like Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad termed the move blasphemy and burnt effigies of the priests. They demanded that "those who defiled sanctity of temple" be punished.
Sanskrit scholars like Chandan Lal Parasher and Nirmal Giri of Kailash temple here criticised the "wanton callousness" of Vrindavan priests.
Rashtriya Lok Dal and Brahmin Sabha also organized similar protests. Some have called for the sacking of the priests.
Agra: Priests at Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, near here, dressed up the main deity in modern attire, sparking massive protests.
Priests at temple dedicated to Hindu god Krishna, at the request of some fun-loving devotees, gave the deity Thursday a "modern look" complete with jeans and a shirt and wielding a mobile phone.
Activists of groups like Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad termed the move blasphemy and burnt effigies of the priests. They demanded that "those who defiled sanctity of temple" be punished.
Sanskrit scholars like Chandan Lal Parasher and Nirmal Giri of Kailash temple here criticised the "wanton callousness" of Vrindavan priests.
Rashtriya Lok Dal and Brahmin Sabha also organized similar protests. Some have called for the sacking of the priests.
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