Its the way you look at it
by Su on 2009-11-01 10:00:45.050433+05:30 Its just that we live in a society.... Every god and goddess of any religion is associated with sanctity... which can not be tampered publicly... Some people may not care... But some do.. as they believe in them.... She is a public figure who is judged constantly... She should have though about the repercussions...
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Everyone is commenting without knowing the fact
by gopinathan on 2008-11-06 14:13:22.957837+05:30 For the kind information of all ignorant people posting comments about this news: Halloween is a day celebrated in the US during which people dress up or wear scaring horrible costumes to appear like devils to scare away devils or witches. Now this question to everyone saying nothing is wrong in it and advicing us to be patient: Will you say it is ok to dress up like Kali in an event meant to dress up like scary devil like creatures? Do you all mean to say Kali is a devil? If you all still preach to those opposing this event to be silent, then it means you all are considering Kali a devil. And the most of all, will you all preach the same to people of other religions if their gods were insulted in the same way? And why does Heidi Klum not dress up like Mary or Jesus for Halloween? She won't. Because she knows the meaning of Halloween.
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1 Tolerance
by Sam on 2008-11-13 19:11:35.657511+05:30Dude, I live in the US and am Indian. Lots of Indians participate in Halloween parties. None of us want to drive away devils or feel remotely Christiany because of a party. For a lot of us, including Americans, it's a holiday, where many parties get thrown. In these parties, you are supposed to dress up. The range of dress up can be from doctors-nurses to Jesus to Mother Teresa and there is not a single famous personality that isn't caricatured.The point is to take it good naturedly, not to offend anyone. So logic would prevail, that if someone is not trying to offend you in their private affair, why would you feel offended? Just cause they are famous and you happen to think, gee, I am allowed to dress up as Kali, but not her, she's famous, and must surely think bad about us Hindus.Take it easy. If you really want to object to something, do something about corruption and poverty in India.Peace.Sam
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Hindus should learn
by D.Bose on 2008-11-05 09:27:47.343965+05:30 Hindus should not worship Kali or siva Linga. These are gross distortions of Hinduism. there was no mention about Siva or Kali in the Hindu Sastras like Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagwat Gita. Thus Hindus must not worship anything not recommended by our Sastras. According to Sri Krishna We should not worship any deity at all or build temples, but observe only the paths recommended by him: Gana Yoga and Karma Yoga. It is unfortunate that Hindus do not read Sastras and follow the wrong paths and accepts anything that can satisfy their feelings irrespective of what is written in the Sastras. There is no Gods or Goddeses in Hindu religion, but only One Creator Brahman.
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Its Fun guyz .. take it easy
by RAM on 2008-11-05 06:36:02.427428+05:30 Guys please stop talking like this. for every reason you need an apology.. first of all solve internal problems of india. before you roar on other. I feel there is nothing ..first of all you should understand the concept ..are you guyz perfect? there are so many ppl wearing these outfits in India and begging.. are you guyz okay with that?
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Hinduism
by ankur on 2008-11-05 05:10:08.960242+05:30 To all those who are criticizing saffron for taking up the cause of Hinduism and to logical person citing American hindu Community as an immature children do they even know what the hinduism stands for. Hinduism is bigger than religion and infact it is a way of life. By portraying and making a mockery of devi kali they have mocked at the way we live and offended the whole of India. Saffron workers are only reacting in this way because of cong following a poilicy of appeasement for muslims which has created a divide between hindus and muslims. Saffron party is just protecting hinduism from Islam. Nobody criticizes when there are attacks on temple but our cong leaders take pain to visit terrorisits in jails and visit them and sympathises with them. It has become a fashion to criticize Hinduism specially when ur hindu. All of u who do that do that in order to show that ue very cool guys.In fact you have uprooted ur basic roots on which u were brought up.
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Chill out!
by Prateek Awasthi on 2008-11-05 02:28:39.565112+05:30 We Indians need to be more tolerant. We can't throw a fuss like this all the time. If we make fun of George Bush, we don't see Americans shouting at us. If we dress up as Count Dracula, we don't see Eastern Europeans shouting. We have to learn to be comfortable with out culture. Goddess Kali is the goddess of destruction. And whether you like it or not, she has a scary avatar. So if a German woman takes the effort to dress us as her, we should see it as a sign that Indian culture is getting popular abroad. Take it easy.
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dissapointed in my people
by 100%hindu on 2008-11-05 01:42:43.68024+05:30 ok see this is why every ignorant, uneducated people shouldnt have technology. As a hindu, i find the behaviour of hindus to be much more of a concern in this case. What is the big deal? we dress up for ram kathas, every year on janmasthami there are skits. Our gods are known for thier liesurely ways and human behaviour, i'm fairly sure they arent offended by it..so what is the god damn problem? Honestly i've heard the most uneducated comments here..goras dont know the names of thier fathers n mothers? really mr desi..you wanna fucking go there? we have fuckiny1/6th of the population..you wanna really get into the logistics of broken families and disgraceful social behaviour? cause i assure you you can find one in your town easily! The villages believe in female infanticide, we have a caste system..honestly?! y dont you do the educated hindus a favour and switch religions ok? I hate when people use religion as a base for social agendas and shamless character defamation
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Hinduism
by Kashiu mallya on 2008-11-05 01:14:55.828538+05:30 If every thing offends Hindus , then they should all stay in India where this "offensive , sensitive, Sentimental behaviour" is take to the courts!Why do these fellows go to the counbtries where rEAL freedom is practiced and make an issue over every silly thing???
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Fail to see the desecration
by Jai Khurana on 2008-11-05 00:35:03.294626+05:30 I dont think Indian culture is that weak that it will be tarnished by a costume worn by a foreign female. During Halloween many people dress in mystical, mythical and religious figures. She did not desecrate the godess in any way . Many Indians also wear such costumes during plays and smoke beedi when on them . If that is not offensive why is this . Is this just because she is a gori or what ? . The only thing I thgt she said was that Maa Kali looked like a mean godess which can at best be termed ignorant on her part . But then Americans and foreigners are known to be ignorant of Asian culture anyway . So all those Zed's and A's and B's . Please dont act immature .
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NRI Hindu fanatics
by Suraj Singh on 2008-11-04 23:31:40.977644+05:30 NRIs are immature biggest Hindu fanatics. They do nothing for India.Our religion has a history of tolerance.How does Ms Klum's costume change our religion?Hinduism is greater than Ms Klum.
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Maa Kali
by Sanjay on 2008-11-04 23:26:48.938668+05:30 I'm shocked by all this. I'm fervent Hindu and I'm finding this very funny indeed that American Hindus want an apology. Apology from what? Heidi wore a costume of Kali and what has got to do with blasphemy? Is she actually hurting anybody? Is somebody hurt? Is she taking food from Indian children?Please please, all these people who are complaining about this, maybe should complain about poverty in India. If one of you have given a dollar to an Indian child in need rather than complaining, it would have already made such a difference... I rest my case. I've been in the west myself for the past 10 years and such hypocrisie at times makes me mad! Just get a life and stop complaining and maybe give love and compassion to the poor!Sanjay
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Heidi's 'Ma Kali' avatar leave Hindus fuming
by Paras Deo on 2008-11-04 23:25:43.833228+05:30 Forgive Heidi, for she knows not what she has done. Germans love pointing out he cultural and mentality differences every time they refer to non-Germans. But this is a typical example of Germans who don't give a crap about other people's sentimentality. Heidi a German...didn't you know that?
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Let Maa Kaali decide her fate.
by Maa Kaali Bhakt on 2008-11-04 23:07:12.604294+05:30 c'mon, relax, it is just a dress, it should not offend the one's who seriously belive in Maa Kaali. Are we not supposed to think that Maa Kaali will judge and punish the one who deserves it. Don't try to take the moral highground and ask for punishment to Heidi Klum, let it be decided by Kaali,
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1 Kali Rules
by Sam on 2008-11-13 19:18:41.869234+05:30That's the best suggestion I heard. Let Kali decide. After all a god can take care of her reputation, if she can save us Indians. LOL.Samnoizemag dot com
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interesting
by An Indian on 2008-11-04 23:04:47.658548+05:30 Its sad that hindus are behaving like fanatics. I am sure a day will come when we will want TV to stop airing hindu mythological serials. there is absolutely nothing wrong in Heidi wearing that dress. Why does everybody feel that it was meant to be offensive? Isnt this how the taliban started their religious intolerance in Afghanistan? Sad indeed
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It is helping Hinduism
by itsshm on 2008-11-04 20:20:14.235496+05:30 people dont understand.we have a celebrity openly ENDORSING and PROPAGATING Hindu Gods, and yet we have some of these narrow minded people who want it to be stopped.Come on guys, it really makes people to take a look at Hinduism.
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It is a good advertisement
by taklu on 2008-11-04 20:12:22.596586+05:30 I think that what she did was excellent.We can say that it has hurt our sentiments. But it has given Hinduism and its unknown facets a tremendous boost. It has given Kali Matha huge publicity.People will see the costume, wonder what it is and will inquire into it. They will then come in touch with the beauty of the Sanatana Dharma.Dont take it in the wrong spirit guys....it is a free worldwide advertisement from a high profile person who herself is a westener.We definitely dont want to be dull and drab like the church or archaic like the the desert religion.
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DISRESPECT
by keshav on 2008-11-04 19:54:27.09758+05:30 GORAS DONT KNOW NAME OF THEIR FATHJER AND MOTHER.. I CANT BE MORE POLITE THAN THIS... WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THEM.. SHOULD WE ALSO INSULT .. THEIR REVERED FIGURES???
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1 Its for fun guyz .. take it easy
by RAM on 2008-11-05 06:43:01.804411+05:30Hey take it easy man. There are so many getups where they wore like Greek gods too.. they did it for fun.. so take it easy.. Indian has discriminative and racists and castist and region based divisions.. first solve them instead of fighting on this kind of stories. I really enjoyed the Halloween.. its her great work. In some religion some is good .. that is bad in other religion. but ppl are free to express themselves.. so take it easy..friendRAM
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Ma Kali
by bharat on 2008-11-04 19:05:38.28955+05:30 This is sheer nonsense and condenmable.The german lady shd at least apologise for the transgression and hurting the feelings. Will do the same with Mother Mary or any other religious figures.???
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This is a joke, right?
by The only logical person here on 2008-11-04 18:41:46.440288+05:30 What the hell makes you crazy people think that this costume is in any way offensive? Or that it is used as a publicity stunt? Or, as they put it, "...to advance their selfish agenda" or "...thrown around loosely for dramatic effect" or ......"pillaging serious spiritual doctrines..."?? It is the Hindu community that is turning this into a publicity stunt. I would never have known what this b-list celebrity had dressed as. Do you feel like it's a mockery? Because to me it looks pretty damn impressive, which in OUR culture, is almost a form of worship. Do you have any idea the work that probably went into that? You talk about worship and reverence, what is an apology going to do for you and your religion? If she apologizes, she comes out on top. She looks like the good person who cares that she offended a group of people. The American Hindu community however looks like a group of rich and immature children who used this poor woman to launch them into the spotlight for 15 minutes.
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1 halloween
by Subhash on 2008-11-05 00:22:33.841654+05:30Fully agree with you. Attires of Krishna
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2 This is not correct
by maa_kaali_bhakt on 2008-11-04 23:09:42.69668+05:30Let Maa Kaali decide Heidi Klum's punishment, the other lesser mortals who are trying to issue a death warrant in her name are not having faith in Maa Kaali
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3 If you don't know the fact, don't comment.
by Gopinathan on 2008-11-04 20:27:11.411547+05:30Logical person, do you have something called conscience? Probably not. Your comments reflect the fact that you don't have it. Why don't you disclose your name, are u afraid that people will ask you whether you will react the same way if your god is portrayed like this? Appearing in Kali costume itself may not be denigrating, but did you notice the function or the purpose? It was Halloween. Probably you don't know the meaning of Halloween. If you don't know don't comment.
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BAN THE WITCH
by Uma Shankar on 2008-11-04 17:54:21.929373+05:30 Indian government MUST not issue Indian Visa for Heidi Klum and her husband for life. This must be the case for all those who insult India and Hinduism.
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Heidi Klum should apologise
by Bhimsen on 2008-11-04 17:19:32.480929+05:30 Heidi Klum(sy) and her husband Seal have knowingly adopted this costume for Halloween party. We read from newspapers that they were in India and are well versed in Hindu traditions religion and customs. It is sad that despite knowing about our religion these people have used our customs as a joke. Halloween parties are meant for fun where people dress up in the most horrifying costumes and Goddess Kaali is an avataar of Shakti for destruction of evil. Klum and her event managers have committed a blasphemy and they should apologise to Hindus for hurting the feelings.
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Shame on you Heidi!!
by Prabhakaran on 2008-11-04 16:55:21.797167+05:30 This is really disgraceful. Hindus have been the most tolerant of all compared to all other religions. But it's time they woke up to all these mockery of our religion by these so called civilised lunatics like Heidi Clum and others. Shame on Heidi Clum!!
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Heidi
by True Hindu on 2008-11-04 16:13:18.375719+05:30 Heidi has actually done a commendable job that will generate some awareness about Hinduism in the wider world. If anybody is ridiculing Hinduism today it is the saffron nutters and their half wit followers who have reduced this one of the greatest and oldest method of livings into a mere religion fighting against other religions. The self appointed custodians of my religions should just shut up or divert their shouts towards the thackreys, singhals, modies and togadias who are hell bent upon desecrating my religion in their power grabbing quest.
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1 hight of secularism
by real hindu on 2008-11-04 17:46:51.724483+05:30whatever you are saying is ridiculous and you should know that "saffron" is saving the hindus
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1 Response..
by Animesh on 2008-11-04 17:51:36.901792+05:30Saving from what? If anything the saffron duffers are actually harming Hinduism.
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2 Halloween means witches, not gos or goddesses
by debjani on 2008-11-04 16:32:39.50428+05:30Excuse me! Do you have any idea about Halloween? People dress up as scary witches or other devilish characters. From which angle our Goddess Kali qualifies to be depicted as a Halloween costume? And how come it is an awareness of Hindu religion? If Ms. klum was dressing up as a bhutni or a churayl, that would have been appropriate. And I do care about my religion enough to say what is correct. Why do you not shut up till you develop some respect for your religion and know that talking right about Hindu religion need not put one in the bracket of Hindu fanatic?
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Heidi as Ma Kali
by Prashant Kutty on 2008-11-04 14:16:08.45691+05:30 It is nonsense to get fuming for Heidi getting dressed up as Ma Kali. Doesn't many people dress ups as Lord Rama, Lord Krishna and other dieties for various plays and dramas. I personally congratulate Heidi Klum for propogating the Hinduism awareness by dressing up as Ma Kali.
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Give Respect to Earn..
by Subrata on 2008-11-04 13:38:46.536348+05:30 It seems to me that they are yet to know or learn manners and respect for others.Klum should immediately apologize for the same.
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1 Armchair Activists Ahoy
by Krish on 2008-11-13 19:24:20.335038+05:30Yes, babumoshai, and Orissa should apologize for allowing nuns to get raped, and Goa can apologize for ministers sons raping minor foreigners, and A Raja can apologize for allowing billions of $ of losses by giving up 2g spectrum for peanuts.Give me a break! It's arm chair activists like you who just talk and do nothing. Get off your heiny and do something for India
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Ma Kali.
by Avinash Baranwal on 2008-11-04 12:37:28.70996+05:30 The fitting reply will be to project Christ in the similar fashion.No further appologies/sorry saying etc will help such causes. I wonder if Pope has come forward to condemn such acts...
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1 Ma Kali
by Dilemma on 2008-11-13 19:32:11.245107+05:30Dude, What is Heidi isn't Christian? What if she's Jewish or Atheist?The pope wouldn't even bat an eyelid, he'd be like, wow, another Hindu who thinks Christianity is interesting.It's time we all stopped being moral purveyors, if you really want to help Hindu'ism, donate a couple thousand to ISKON.
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2 reply to mr. aviNASH
by anand on 2008-11-04 15:54:19.793923+05:30 u r no different by giving a hopeless idea and hatred in your heart.
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Ma Kali
by navitha on 2008-11-04 11:26:02.960307+05:30 I think Heidi Klum should be told where to get off.She could have researched the costume before wearing it.It is disgusting that people have no respect for other religions!
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1 Heidi Klum and Kali
by SG on 2008-11-04 21:55:08.938987+05:30Being a proud hindu I think Heidi Klum has done NOTHING to defame the religion.In fact I am happy that she has potrayed and publicised it so that people would know about it. Please use your brain before making such stupid comments here.If you really have trust in your religion then remember that it should not be defamed so easily. Atleast she has not defamed the religion as our Hindus did by raping a catholic nun in Orissa.
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Heidi Klum dressed up as Kaali for the Halloween party at her place and even bagged the prize for the best costume of the night.
