Hindus are urging French video game publisher Ubisoft to depict Hindu deities, temples, traditions, terminology and concepts with respect and accuracy in upcoming video-game “Beyond Good and Evil 2”. In this action-adventure video game to be published by Ubisoft, Hinduism is reportedly going to play a pivotal role in the narrative, with images and references […]
Tag: Lord Ganesha
Texas fashion firm apologizes and removes Ganesha leggings
San Antonio (Texas) based art-clothing company DiZurita withdrew Ganesha leggings within three hours after upset Hindus protested, calling it “highly inappropriate”. DiZurita’s founder-artist Giovanna DiZurita who was out of the country at the time, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded this protest, wrote: “It was never my intent to offend anyone […]
Withdraw Lord Ganesha leggings, firm told
San Antonio (Texas) based art-clothing company DiZurita has been told to immediately withdraw of leggings carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to […]
Brazil: Parading of Hindu gods at Rio Carnival irks Hindu leader
Hindu leader Rajan Zed is upset over the reported parading of Hindu deities during the world’s largest carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), popularly known as the Rio carnival, in February, calling it highly inappropriate. According to reports, performers dressed as Lord Ganesha and other Hindu deities danced as a part of the Rio carnival, which also […]
Hindu leader urges Hong Kong firm to withdraw Lord Ganesha bottoms and apologize
Upset Hindu leader Rajan Zed is urging Hong Kong headquartered e-commerce company CowCow.com for immediate withdrawal of various bikini-bottoms carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be […]
Denver Art Museum plans to do special exhibition on Hindu god Ganesha
Denver Art Museum (DAM) in Colorado will be showcasing Hindu deity Lord Ganesha in an exhibition “Ganesha: The Playful Protector” from October one to 28. This exhibition, in collaboration with National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, claims to provide a spectrum of ancient to modern representations of Lord Ganesha through sculptures, paintings and textiles. […]
Alibaba told to apologize and withdraw Krishna-Ganesha doormats
Hindu groups are urging Hangzhou (China) headquartered e-commerce giant Alibaba Group for immediate withdrawal from its website of doormats carrying images of Hindu deities Lord Krishna and Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was shocking to visualize that Alibaba, for its […]
Ganesha meat ad: Hindus urge blocking public funding of the group
Hindus are urging Australia Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce to halt the funding to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) for apparently reckless marketing strategies which have upset Hindu and other faith communities worldwide over its Lord Ganesha advertisement. “Producer-owned” MLA, which plans to invest $267.3 million in 2017-18 in research-development-marketing activities, is reportedly primarily funded […]
Ganesha meat ad: Indian High Commission makes demarche to Australian govt
Australian Hindus smarting due to an advertisement by a company which showed Hindu God Ganesha toasting a lamb found strong support from the Indian government. The High Commission of India in Australia (Canberra) “have made a demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Communication and Arts and Department of Agriculture bringing […]
Spain: Bishop tenders apology, Priest resigns after Hindu God welcomed in Church
Bishop Rafael Zornoza Boy of the Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta was forced to issue an apology after a feud erupted over the Hindu God Ganesha’s procession was welcomed inside the Church. He issued a public apology while a Priest has already resigned. The problem began when the Lord Ganesha’s procession was being taken out and […]