Protest against the denigration of Hindu Deities by Tantra T-shirts

The online store is selling T-shirts with images of Hindu Deities and Divine symbols. Hindu Janajagruti Samiti promptly wrote to the website, bringing to their attention the nature and ill effects of this denigration.

In light of this, we appeal to you to register your peaceful appeal against the website. Let us show our solidarity against this denigration by emailing or calling the Tantra office asking them to stop the sale of T-shirts with images of Deity’s and Divine symbols and apologize to all Hindus.

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The appeal letter written by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

October 09, 2015

To,
The Store Manager
TANTRA
Bldg no.39, Unit No.2A,2B,3A & 3B, 
Indian Corporation, 
Opp.Gajanan Petrol Pump 
Mankoli Naka, Dapode, 
Bhiwandi-421302
Thane, Maharashtra
Tel : + (91) 8888990222
Email :  [email protected]

Dear Sir / Madam,

Subject: Appeal to stop the sale of T-shirts with images of Hindu Deities & Divine symbols on your website.

We at Hindu Janajagruti Samiti have received complaints from concerned Hindus regarding the sale of T-shirts having images of Hindu Deities & Divine symbols on your online store as shown in the below links :

http://www.tantratshirts.com/g-power-amber
http://www.tantratshirts.com/g-power-beige
http://www.tantratshirts.com/g-power-yellow
http://www.tantratshirts.com/g-power-amber
http://www.tantratshirts.com/shiva-039-s-dance-white?search=shiv
http://www.tantratshirts.com/om-india-white?search=om
http://www.tantratshirts.com/bindi-om-i-phone-5-5s?search=om

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti is a registered NGO engaged in social, religious and National welfare services. The Samiti is active in Bharat and other parts of the world, educating people about Hindu Dharma in a scientific way, campaigning against malpractices that masquerade as religious practices while also solving issues related to misrepresentation of Hindu Dharma. For further details please refer to our website www.HinduJagruti.org.

We appreciate your efforts to glorify Hindu Dharma by showcasing Hindu Deities on your products. We are sure the use of the pictures on these products has been unintentional and therefore we thought of bringing this to your notice.

According to spiritual science, the word, touch, form, taste, fragrance and the energy associated with them coexist. Whenever any image of a Deity or a Divine symbol like Om is used, the Divine Energy also accompanies it. It helps devotees to obtain the Divine or spiritual energy from it. However, when Hindu Deities and symbols are used on items like Kurtas, T-Shirts, Hoodies, etc. they are touched with dirty hands, get thrown around and once old eventually turn up in the waste. This amounts to denigration of revered Deities/religious symbols, which is hurtful to the religious sentiments of Hindus and insults Hinduism.

As per Hinduism, Deities are eternal principles of God that carry out different functions in the Universe. Hindus treat their religious symbols, chants and Deities with utmost respect. Deities are adorned on an altar to worship and offer prayers, thus having Their images anywhere else like on T-shirts is denigrating Hinduism and hurting feelings of millions of Hindus across the world.

We feel that manufacturers use the images of Hindu Deities & Divine symbols to increase sales, but actually it is a denigration and an offense as per Indian Penal Code section 295A. Moreover please note that using religious symbols on products is an offense as per the Indian Trade Practice Act 1999.

In view of the above we request you to stop the sale of T-shirts with images of Deity’s and Divine symbols.

We hope you will take immediate action and revert.

Yours Sincerely,

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti