Controversial Lord Hanuman murals removed from Swaminarayan temple in Gujarat
1 year, 3 months ago

Controversial Lord Hanuman murals removed from Swaminarayan temple in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

The murals depicting Lord Hanuman bowing down to Sahajanand Swami were removed from a Swaminarayan temple in Gujarat’s Botad district on Tuesday following outrage about their “distorted depiction”. The matter was resolved on Monday evening when the Swaminarayan Vadtal Gadi Sansthan, which manages the temple, decided to remove the murals, said a government official aware of the matter. It referred to a meeting on Monday “with the blessings of Dwarka Pith Sankarachayrya and Acharya Rakesh Prasad Maharaj of Vadtal ” and said all saints unanimously resolved to end the controversy. In fact, the leaders of the Swaminarayan sect emphasised that their sect was an integral part of Vedic Sanatana Dharma within Hinduism,” said the statement.

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Gujarat: Controversial Lord Hanuman murals removed from Botad temple by Swaminarayan sect
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Gujarat: Controversial Lord Hanuman murals removed from Botad temple by Swaminarayan sect

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Hindu religious leaders have been demanding the removal of these murals for over a week and some of them have threatened “action”. The Swaminarayan sect removed two controversial murals on Lord Hanuman installed on the pedestal of a giant statue of the deity on the campus of a temple in Gujarat on early Tuesday. Considering the uproar over the issue, …

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