Um vídeo com denúncia importante sobre o grave problema do roubo de imagens sagradas de templos hindus para serem vendidas no mercado negro e até financiar terrorismo: Loot of Indian Heritage - Nikhil Singh Rajputt

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O cineasta e ativista Nikhil Singh Rajputt também mostra as devastadoras consequências de tais roubos para as diversas atividades econômicas ligadas aos templos, fonte de sobreviência para muitos da população de baixa renda no país.

Nota sobre o termo sanscrítico 'murti':

"Murti (Sanskrit: मूर्ति, ISO: Mūrti; lit. 'form, embodiment, or solid object') is a general term for an image, statue or idol of a deity or mortal in Hindu culture.

In Hindu temples, it is a symbolic icon. A murti is itself not a god in Hinduism, but it is a shape, embodiment or manifestation of a deity."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murti#:~:text=Murti%20(Sanskrit%3A%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%2C%20ISO,or%20manifestation%20of%20a%20deity.

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Common Misunderstandings

"The images are merely meditational aids, and represent the different aspects of God who is invisible; Hindus don’t actually worship their murtis."

"Many branches of Hinduism do not agree. Both practically and theologically, the murti may be considered to be God or the specific deity it represents. Some Hindu groups consider the murti a form of avatar."

https://iskconeducationalservices.org/HoH/practice/worship/the-murti/