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Follow on Google News | Upset Hindus urge Singapore firm to withdraw Lord Ganesha rug & apologizeBy: USOH Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to stand/sit on or put feet/buttocks/ Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, also urged Quiltliving Store to offer a formal apology. Hinduism was the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about 1.1 billion adherents and a rich philosophical thought and it should not be taken frivolously. Symbols of any faith, larger or smaller, should not be mishandled; Rajan Zed noted. Zed further said that such trivialization of Hindu deity was disturbing to the Hindus world over. Hindus were for free artistic expression and speech as much as anybody else if not more. But faith was something sacred and attempts at trivializing it hurt the followers, Zed added. In Hinduism, Lord Ganesha is worshipped as god of wisdom and remover of obstacles and is invoked before the beginning of any major undertaking. Ganesha Rug, which is claimed to feel "soft under your foot" and add "texture to the floor", was priced at $49.95. Quiltliving Store, whose tagline is "Designed for your sweet home"; sells carpets, rugs, blankets, bedding sets, floor overlays, tumblers, etc. End
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