Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Offers Prayers at Kalighat Temple, Eats Traditional Fish Bhog
Pictures and videos of Suvendu Adhikari eating fish bhog at the temple have fueled debate over Bengal’s religious and dietary traditions.
- On Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the Kalighat Temple in Kolkata for Kaushiki Amavasya, performing rituals and consuming traditional fish bhog as prasad.
- The visit followed comments by Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, who urged Bengali Hindus to avoid non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja, describing dissenters as "pakhandi."
- Adhikari explained his dietary practices vary by occasion, consuming sattvik food during Durga Puja but eating fish and meat offered to Goddess Kali. "As a Bengali, I also consume fish and meat as part of," he said.
- BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari defended the visit, stating, "Let the controversy end where it should," and emphasized the act respected Bengal's faith and traditional fish bhog offerings to Maa Kali.
- The episode highlights discourse over dietary norms in West Bengal, with the West Bengal BJP rejecting claims it seeks to impose northern Indian customs on the state's cultural traditions.
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Suvendu Adhikari Eats Fish Bhog At Kalighat, Revives Bengal’s Food, Faith Debate
<p>West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's visit to Kolkata's historic Kalighat temple has sparked fresh discussion over religion, dietary practices and Bengal's traditions. Adhikari was seen having fish bhog at the temple during Kaushiki Amavasya, days after Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Krishna Shastri urged Bengali Hindus to avoid non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja. The episode has brought renewed attention to the longstanding practice …
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari offers prayers at Kalighat temple, eats traditional fish bhog
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited Kolkata's Kalighat Temple on Kaushiki Amavasya, offered fish as 'bhog' to Maa Kali and later ate it as 'prasad'. His ritual comes amid a political debate in the state over non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja.
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Offers Prayers at Kalighat, Partakes in Traditional Bhog on Kaushiki Amavasya
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "Today is Kaushiki Amavasya. Today is a very big day in our Sanatan culture, a major worship (Mahapuja). Whether it is Kalighat here or Tarapith there, it is happening simultaneously. State-level worship is being held in Tarapith. Here in Kalighat, all our lighting has been set up; it is an atmosphere of celebration throughout," he said. India News | West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Offers Pra…
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