Protest against denigration of Hindu deities and symbols by Chocolatedeities.com

Phalgun Krushna paksha Navami, Kaliyug Varsh 5116

Chocolatedeities.com is a company making exquisite handmade moulded chocolates selling customized chocolates with pictures of Hindu deities and religious symbols

Alert Hindus notified Forum for Hindu Awakening (FHA), about this denigration of Hindu deities. Accordingly, Forum for Hindu Awakening wrote to Chocolatedeities.com, but there has been no response from them. Please see below some of the links where Hindu deities’ images have been used : (The letter explaining the denigration is published towards the end of this page..)

Shri Ganesh
http://www.chocolatedeities.com/coming_soonganesh.php

Shri Lakshmi
http://www.chocolatedeities.com/deity.php?deity=devi

Om
http://www.chocolatedeities.com/deity.php?deity=om_yantra

Please see below the email sent by FHA to Chocolatedeities.com

From : Hindu Awakening <[email protected]>
Date : Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 7:08 PM
Subject : Denigration of Hindu Deities and Symbols on chocolates

To : [email protected]
Jeanne Fleming,
Proprietor,
chocolatedeities.com

Namaskar,

We at Forum for Hindu Awakening have received several complaints from devout Hindus regarding the sale of chocolates having images of Hindu deities (Shri Ganesh, Shri Lakshmi) and religious symbols (like Om) on your online shopping portal

http://www.chocolatedeities.com/deities.php.
Please see below some of the links where Hindu religious symbols & deities’ images have been used :
Shri Ganesh
http://www.chocolatedeities.com/coming_soonganesh.php

Shri Lakshmi
http://www.chocolatedeities.com/deity.php?deity=devi

Om
http://www.chocolatedeities.com/deity.php?deity=om_yantra

Forum for Hindu Awakening is a nonprofit organization that strives to awaken society to the unique spiritual science behind Hindu Dharma concepts and practices, to motivate people to live and preserve them, and to facilitate the spiritual progress of humanity. One of the ways we do this is by addressing misrepresentations of Hinduism.

According to spiritual science, every object or principle is associated with its specific sound, word, touch, form, taste, fragrance and energy. Whenever any image of a Deity or a divine symbol like Om is used, the divine energy also accompanies it. It helps the devotee to obtain the divine or spiritual energy from it. When Hindu Deities and symbols are used on items like chocolates and its wrappers, after eating the chocolates their wrappers get thrown around and eventually turn up in the waste bin. Chewing and eating the chocolates shaped like deities or having imprints of deities on them, results in them being broken and mashed by the teeth. Also there is contact with saliva in the mouth which amounts to spitting on them. This amounts to disrespect and denigration of revered Deities/religious symbols, which is hurtful to the religious sentiments of Hindus and insults Hinduism.

Deities’ images/religious symbols should be used only in sacred places like temples and that too only for the purpose of worshiping them, and not on edible things. We feel that manufacturers use Hindu Deities’ images & Hindu Religious symbols to increase sales, but actually it is denigration.

In view of the above we request you to stop this blatant denigration and stop the manufacture, advertisement and sale of chocolates with pictures of Hindu deities and symbols.

Awaiting your prompt action and reply.

Sincerely,
Forum for Hindu Awakening

Source : FHA