Washington
(ANI):
Victoria
Secret
model
Heidi
Klum,
who
dressed
up
as
Hindu
goddess
Kali,
who
symbolises
death
and
destruction,
for
her
Halloween
bash,
has
left
the
Hindu
community
in
America
fuming.
The
German
supermodel
dressed
up
as
Kaali
for
the
Halloween
party
at
her
place
on
Oct
31,
and
was
even
awarded
for
the
best
costume
of
the
night.
And
now
upset
Hindus
have
asked
Klum
to
make
a
public
apology
for
posing
as
a
sacred
figure.
"Goddess
Kali
is
highly
revered
in
Hinduism
and
she
is
meant
to
be
worshipped
in
temples
and
not
to
be
used
in
clubs
for
publicity
stunts
or
thrown
around
loosely
for
dramatic
effects," Contactmusic
quoted
Indo-American
statesman
Rajan
Zed
as
saying.
He
added:
"Hindus
welcome
Hollywood
and
other
entertainment
industries
to
immerse
themselves
in
Hinduism,
but
they
should
take
it
seriously
and
respectfully,
and
not
just
use
the
religion
for
decoration
or
to
advance
their
selfish
agenda.
Casual
flirting
sometimes
results
in
pillaging
serious
spiritual
doctrines
and
revered
symbols
and
hurting
the
devotees."
Other
than
Zed,
various
Hindu
leaders,
including
Jawahar
L.
Khurana
of
the
Hindu
Alliance
of
India,
and
Bhavna
Shinde
of
Hindu
Janajagruti
Samiti,
have
condemned
Klum
for
posing
as
Goddess
Kali.
They
went
to
the
extent
of
calling
Klum's
act
as
'denigrating'.
Goddess
Kali,
who
personifies
Sakti
or
divine
energy,
is
widely
worshipped
in
Hinduism.
She
is
considered
the
goddess
of
time
and
change.
Some
Bengali
poets
described
her
as
supreme
deity.
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