Hindus are upset at the depiction of the image of Goddess Lakshmi on swimwear reportedly displayed at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) held in Sydney (Australia) from May 2-6, which they termed repugnant.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was disturbing to see goddess Lakshmi, who was highly revered in Hinduism, on a swimwear displayed by a model at a fashion show. Lakshmi was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not for pushing swimwear in fashion shows for mercantile greed of an apparel company, Zed argued.
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, asked the manufacturer Lisa Blue Swimwear and RAFW organizers to publicly apologize and immediately recall all swimwear which showed Hindu Goddess Lakshmi. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the devotees.
Hinduism was the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion adherents and a rich philosophical thought and it should not be taken lightly. Symbols of any faith, larger or smaller, should not be mishandled, Rajan Zed stressed.
Lakshmi is the goddess of good fortune and beauty in Hinduism and is also known as ‘world-mother’. Moksh (liberation) is the ultimate goal of Hinduism.
Lisa Blue Swimwear claims to represent “the girl of the future who can be sexy, beautiful, powerful and environmentally aware at the same time”. Lisa Burke is said to be the designer-owner of this company headquartered in Byron Bay (Australia). Besides Australia and an online presence, it has stockists in USA, Ireland, New Zealand, and Indonesia.
RAFW, held this year against the spectacular backdrop of Circular Quay, is claimed to be Australia’s premier fashion industry event providing a platform for designers to showcase their wholesale collections to the world’s most influential buyers and media. Australian Government, New South Wales Government, Hewlett-Packard, and Intel were some of its partners.
Source: ayushdarpan.blogspot.com
Hinduline Bengal
May 9, 2011
New Delhi, May 09 (ANI):Outraged over depiction of Hindu deities on swimwear collection of Australian designer house Lisa Blue, hundreds of radical activists protested in New Delhi on Monday. Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Shiv Sena and Bajrang Dal, shouted slogans against the designer Lisa Burke and the Australian government, demanding her arrest. Goyal also warned that agitation would continue until action is taken against the designer house. Earlier, on Sunday, locals in Amritsar burnt the Australian flag to mark their protest.
Yadu Singh
May 11, 2011
http://yadusingh.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/picture-of-a-hindu-deity-goddess-lakshmi-on-a-swimsuit-offensive-unacceptable/
sonu
May 22, 2011
thats very bad its shamles about for astrailyan peopls
Prashant gurung
May 11, 2011
shem on you.
babsankaran
May 12, 2011
Hinduism was the oldest and third largest religion of the world with
about one billion adherents and a rich philosophical thought and it
should not be taken lightly. Symbols of any faith, larger or smaller,
should not be mishandled.
http://okay-readers.blogspot.com/2011/05/goddess-lakshmi-on-swimwear-australian.html
Muhammad Zahid
June 16, 2011
Art is subject to arbitrary fashion.
Regards,
Muhammad Zahid-22058
http://www.fashiontrends.pk
k karmakar
June 16, 2011
if art is a arbitrary fashion so as a Muslim do you allow people will make art with picture of Muhammad? i think your community will allow anyone to do so.
kausick
November 30, 2011
this is not art,this is moneymaking policy.if it is so artistic so why australian print their god in their panties?
bella
December 18, 2011
i feel its very nice the art on clothing at front or back, we are clean we should place it where ever we like!!! there is not thing wrong with that!!!
But i understand some old style id hard to brake!!! nee to grow with new ideas.. PLS just lets think about peace on earth, if the goddest did not complain it her self, why should you…
anil raut
February 20, 2012
they should not use the picture in like this types of dress…