1. Hindu Groups Slam Trans TV Over ‘Naughty Puppet’ Show

    Jakarta Globe

    Hindu organizations have demanded an apology from Trans TV for allegedly insulting religious teachings in its “Wayang Bandel” program and urged the broadcaster to change the show’s name. 

    Shri I Gusti Ngurah Arya Wedakarna M.W. Suyasa III, the chairman of the Hindu Center of Indonesia, said the show used characters and places mentioned in the Mahabarata, the Hindu epic from the holy book of Weda that is considered ...

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    1. The holy book is always recited in religious ceremonies in places of worship, so no party should ever make fun of it because it could incite religious conflict and mar the purity and the image of the Mahabarata.
    2. In the lives of some Indonesians, especially in Java and Bali, wayangs are considered sacred.

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