As Birmingham Museum of Art celebrates Hindu culture, activist objects to elephant god souvenir keychainHindu activist Rajan Zed said he objects to the depiction of the god Ganesh as a string doll on a keychain.The Birmingham Museum of Art has been celebrating Hindu culture since last year with an exhibit featuring Hindu gods, and the observance climaxes with events such as a Hindu dance performance this Sunday and the annual Holi Festival of colors on March 11.
“Lord Ganesh was greatly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to be thrown around loosely or used as a key chain,” said a statement from Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism based in Reno, Nevada. “The keychain to which Mr. Zed took offense is offered by our Museum shop in conjunction with the exhibition, which looks at historic and contemporary representations of nine of the primary deities of Hinduism,” Boettcher said. “A Google search quickly makes it evident that the depiction of Hindu deities on items of many kinds is a common and widely accepted practice throughout India and across the world.
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