Denigration of Shri Ganesh by Clothingmonster.com

We at Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) have received several complaints from devout Hindus regarding the manner in which the revered Hindu Deity Shri Ganesh’s image is printed on various clothing products such as Big Face Ganesh T-shirts / Big Face Ganesh Ladies Mini dress on the ClothingMonster website.

Upon reviewing the images and complaints, HJS team immediately notified and appealed to ClothingMonster.com requesting to remove the various denigrating clothing products. In the appeal, HJS explained that printing of the revered Hindu Deity Shri Ganesh loosely on apparels for increasing sales and profit are not only hurting the sentiments of Hindus but also setting a wrong precedence for others to follow unrighteous path and sadly society will be deprived from knowing the importance and significance of the Hindu Deity. The appeal letter also clarified that once the clothing is worn out, it will be thrown in a dustbin and thus, resulting in disparagement of the revered Deity, Shri Ganesh.

Please see below the appeal letter written by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS)

|| Shree ||

Namaskar,

We at Hindu Janajagruti Samiti have received several complaints from devout Hindus regarding the manner in which the revered Hindu Deity Shri Ganesh’s image is printed on various clothing products such as Big Face Ganesh T-shirts / Big Face Ganesh Ladies Mini dress on the Clothing Monster website https://clothingmonster.com/en/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=big+face+ganesh&submit_search.
We would like to bring to your immediate attention that the clothing products having images of Shri Ganesh for online sale are not in accordance with the Hindu Shaastra (spiritual science as per the Hindu scriptures). In fact, these clothes actually denigrate the Hindu Deity Shri Ganesh.

The sanctity of the Shri Ganesh’s images can be maintained only in the puja room, in an altar or in other similar sattvik (pure) places. Hindus worship Shri Ganesh prior to commencing any ritual or an auspicious act. He is called the Vighnaharta, Dukhhaharta (‘Remover of obstacles’, ‘Remover of unhappiness’), etc.

Once the clothes are used, the soiled and worn out clothes will be thrown away as waste and will eventually end up in a civic dumping ground, resulting in denigration of revered Hindu Deities. Hindus treat their Deities with utmost respect. Thus, having Their images anywhere else like on clothing products is denigrating Hinduism and hurting the feelings of millions of Hindus across the world.

Also, God or His forms (Deities) are considered the highest for Hindus and they treat their Deities with utmost respect. Showing them in an unorthodox manner denigrates and trivializes them. In the minds of the buyer, a fictional, trivial image of the Deities will form over a period of time and hence, it will obstruct the development of their faith in the Deities, which is most important in worshipping Deities and experiencing Their Divine presence and blessings.

We urge you to consider the above points and remove the various denigrating clothing products, which are not in accordance with Hinduism from your website. We stress that our aim in bringing up these points is to educate and ensure that Hindu Deities and Hinduism gets accurately represented in society. Hinduism has been misrepresented and misappropriated at many levels. Though it is an ancient tradition, Hinduism has a lot to offer the modern world and we want children and adults alike to be able to understand and study it without it being misrepresented. You can take one step towards ensuring that Hindu Deities and Hinduism does not get disrespected by removing the denigrating listings from your website and also stop selling spiritually incorrect images of Hindu Deities as mentioned above.

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti is a registered NGO in India doing social, Hindu Dharma related and national welfare work. The Samiti is also active throughout the world, educating people about Hindu Dharma in a scientific way, campaigning against malpractices done as Hindu Dharma related practices and solving problems related to the misrepresentation of Hindu Dharma. For further details, please refer to our website www.HinduJagruti.org.

Awaiting your prompt action and reply.

Sincerely,
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti