{"id":46058,"date":"2017-03-08T10:18:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T04:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=46058"},"modified":"2017-03-08T10:18:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T04:48:29","slug":"governor-bali-refuses-cover-statues-hindu-god-king-salman-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=46058","title":{"rendered":"Governor Of Bali, Refuses To Cover Statues of Hindu God For King Salman Of Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The place he has chosen for his extravagant luxury trip is Indonesia\u2019s most famous tourist island, Bali.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_346633\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-346633 responsive-img\" src=\"http:\/\/topyaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Slaman.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_teraAdContainer\">\n<h2>Bali is also the only Hindu-majority region in the country and is known for the numerous statues of Hindu gods, goddesses and heroes.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_346636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_346636\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346636\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-img td-modal-image wp-image-346636 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/topyaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Krishna_and_Arjuna_in_Bali.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-346636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statues of Krishna and Arjuna in Bali.WikimediaCommons<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">In fact, statues such as those of Lord Krishna and Arjuna built in the Southeast Asian style are not only one of the prime attractions for tourists but are also a symbol of pride for the locals who are deeply attached to their Hindu ancestry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_346637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_346637\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346637\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-img td-modal-image wp-image-346637 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/topyaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2011_04_19_15_07_57.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-346637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The statue of Lord Vishnu in Garuda Wisnu Kencana region of Bali.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BlogspotBut statues of any kind are forbidden in Saudi Arabia, which follows the strictest form of Islam \u2013 Wahhabism.<br \/>\nThis is why when the Saudi king landed in Bogor, a city in the Indonesia\u2019s main island of Java, whatever statues were along the way of his entourage were covered by sheets or obstructed by trees.<br \/>\nDespite this the Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, ruled out covering of statues on his island.<br \/>\n\u201cBali is famous for being comfortable, safe, and tolerant, so we will leave it as is. (Sculptures) will not be covered,\u201d he told the local Balinese daily \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/bali.tribunnews.com\/2017\/03\/03\/wisata-bali-siap-terima-kunjungan-raja-salman-bali-terkenal-toleran-patung-tak-ada-ditutupi?page=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Tribun Bali<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_teraAdContainer\">\n<div id=\"attachment_346636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_346638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-346638 responsive-img\" src=\"http:\/\/topyaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/P1060885r.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"image-source1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventurephiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/P1060885r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">AdventurePhiles<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is a truly praiseworthy move by a governor in the times of \u2018political correctness\u2019 where Churches are removing the crosses in parts of Europe so as not to \u201coffend the immigrants\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The place he has chosen for his extravagant luxury trip is Indonesia\u2019s most famous tourist island, Bali. &nbsp; Bali is also the only Hindu-majority region in the country and is known for the numerous statues of Hindu gods, goddesses and heroes. &nbsp; In fact, statues such as those of Lord Krishna and Arjuna built in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46058"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46058\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}