The Gujarat Police have arrested three persons for allegedly vandalising and defacing murals, amidst raging controversy over the “distorted depiction” of Lord Hanuman sitting at the feet of yogi and ascetic Swaminarayan or Sahajanand Swami at a temple in Botad district of the State.
The famous Hanuman temple is managed by a branch of powerful Swaminarayan sect Vadtal Gadi Sansthan where the controversy over the murals have erupted after religious figures and saints raised their voice against what they termed “demeaning depiction of Hanuman”, a revered character in Ramayana.
