Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva group demand to boycott Muslim artisans

Vrindavan's Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva group's Islamophobic demand

Mathura: Priests at the famed Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan have rejected a demand to stop using attires made by Muslim artisans for its deity, emphasising that religious discrimination has no place in temple traditions. The demand was raised by Dinesh Sharma, a leader of the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Sangharsh Nyas, who urged the temple to avoid using the services of Muslim artisans and ensure that Lord Krishna’s attires are crafted onl…

Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva group demand to boycott Muslim artisans

‘Those making such demands want to hurt Muslims financially, but we respect every religion and every person,’ said a temple priest.

Vrindavan temple priests reject demand to ban Muslim artisans from making deity's attires

The demand was raised by Dinesh Sharma, a leader of the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Sangharsh Nyas, who urged the temple to avoid using the services of Muslim artisans and ensure that Lord Krishna's attires are crafted only by those who adhere to "religious purity".

Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva demand to stop buying deity’s attire from Muslim tailors

Amid rising anti-Muslim hate during Holi, priests of the Banke Bihari temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Vrindavan refused to stop purchasing clothes for the deity from Muslim artisans, stating that religious discrimination has no place in the temple’s traditions. Dinesh Sharma Falahari, who leads Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Sangharsh Nyas, demanded that the temple management should stop purchasing attires curated by artisans from the other community,…

Vrindavan temple priests reject ban on Muslim artisans

The priests rejected the demand, emphasizing that judging artisans by their religion is unfair.