Some days back, a video of Noida-based blogger Vikash Tyagi with his pet dog went viral. In the video, he was seen taking his pet dog, Nawab, to the holy Kedarnath temple where several devotees are participating in Char Dham Yatra.
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In the viral video, Vikash held two paws of his dog and made them touch the statue of ‘Nandi’ outside the Kedarnath temple and a priest was seen putting a tilak on the pet dog, as reported by NDTV.
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But, as the video reached the Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee, they reportedly demanded strict action against Vikash Tyagi. As per the committee, the video hurt the religious sentiments of people. According to ABP, an FIR has been lodged against him by the committee’s CEO.
Vikash shared how he has been traveling with his dog to religious places for the past 4 years now and, he fails to understand why some people are creating the drama?
He requested the people to make India a pet-friendly country.
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Some people even questioned how is it “shameful” for a dog to visit a temple:
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In midst of the backlash that the family of the dog received, many people came forward to support them. Many netizens even pointed out how it could be a crime to take an animal to a place of worship in a culture, that promotes worship of animals.
@AjendraAjay A dog is compelled as bhairava, who was the 5th face of lord shiva.And kedarnath is also a temple associated to lord shiva,people are criticising the god’s 5th face to take blessing from the lord.
— shantanu chaturvedi (@shantanuchatu11) May 20, 2022
What’s wrong in taking a dog to a temple of Pashupati himself?? This hypocrisy of Religious leaders is what I hate!! Infact the priest should be booked for defamation … Kudos to the man who treats his Dog as an equal life.. #KedarnathTemple #Kedarnathhttps://t.co/53SVwL2wuY pic.twitter.com/7DnigKruR1
— Viral Thaker (@vrlthaker) May 20, 2022
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