- Do not eat meat near the Durga Puja mandap!
- Bageshwar Baba's call for a new controversy in Bengal
- Dhirendra Shastri's support for VHP's demand
Dhirendra Krishna Shastri: In the wake of Durga Puja, West Bengal's biggest religious and cultural festival, a new controversy has arisen over the consumption and sale of non-vegetarian food. Head of Bageshwar Dham Dhirendra Krishna Shastri He has appealed not to sell or cook non-vegetarian food near the Durga Puja mandap and idol of the goddess. He has also supported the stand taken by Vishwa Hindu Parishad in this regard. He supported the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's stance of banning meat near Durga Puja Mandapams. However, since Bengal has a separate cultural tradition of eating meat during Durga Puja, this statement has created controversy.
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In the wake of Durga Puja, the biggest religious and cultural festival in West Bengal, a controversy has arisen over the consumption of non-vegetarian food. During a talk in Howrah, Bageshwar Dham head Dhirendra Krishna Shastri said that non-vegetarian food should not be cooked or sold behind the Durga Puja mandapam or near the idols of the goddess. Baba Bageshwar Dham's statement has created a stir among Hindus in Bengal, as consumption of non-vegetarian food is prevalent during Durga Puja. Baba Bageshwar has supported the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) demand that the mandap organizers should ban non-vegetarian food.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad demands ban on non-vegetarian food
In Bengal, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has issued guidelines prohibiting non-vegetarian food near Durga Puja shrines. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has threatened to intervene if this is not done. Now, Bageshwar Dham head Dhirendra Krishna Shastri has appealed to Bengali Hindus to celebrate Navratri with full devotion and sincerity and perform rituals. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad argues that non-vegetarian food should be kept away from Durga Puja mandapas to preserve the sanctity of the festival of Durga Puja, regardless of whether the idol is installed or not.
What did Baba Bageshwar say?
Now an appeal of Dhirendra Shastri from Howrah has come forward. He said, “I am appealing to Hindus in Bengal not to sell non-vegetarian food near idols during Navratri, even if they do not keep idols of the goddess.” This statement of Shastri has created a stir in Bengal. In West Bengal BJP For the first time since coming to power, Baba Bageshwar has been allowed into the state. State Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari extended a warm welcome to Baba Bageshwar. This will be the first Durga Puja in West Bengal since BJP came to power. Durga Puja is the biggest festival of West Bengal. Durga Puja in Kolkata is included in UNESCO's list of 'Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity'.
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