Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva group’s Islamophobic demand

Priests at the famed Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan have rejected a demand to stop using attires made by Muslim artisans for its deity, emphasising that religious discrimination has no place in temple traditions.

The demand was raised by Dinesh Sharma, a leader of the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Sangharsh Nyas, who urged the temple to



avoid using the services of Muslim artisans and ensure that Lord Krishna’s attires are crafted only by those who adhere to “religious purity”.

In a letter to the temple priests, the right-wing group argued that the deity’s attire should not be made by those who “consume meat and do not respect Hindu traditions or cow protection”.