Lord Jagannath tattoo on foreign woman’s thigh sparks outrage in Odisha

A tattoo of Lord Jagannath on a foreign woman’s thigh has triggered an outrage in Odisha, leading to the registering of a police case against her.

A photo of the woman’s tattoo, which she had inked at a parlour in Bhubaneswar, went viral on social media, triggering protests by Jagannath devotees, a police officer said, adding



she works for a non-governmental organisation.

A few Jagannath devotees filed a complaint with the Sahid Nagar police station on Sunday and a case was registered under Section 299 of BNS (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), the officer said.