South African Hindus outraged by offensive photos of deities

The images were used as it was already on display at the festival as a backdrop for a project.  

Who told the weekly Post that he would have to consult with his staff before taking a decision on removing the photos from the website.

But the artistic director of the photo shoot, Lucia Gcingca, was opposed to this.

“I strongly believe in the freedom of expression and what we did was to express our artistic freedom. We used the pictures because they looked good. They had no political meaning,” she said.

Earlier also similar things were reported in the country which included a cartoon of Ganesha as representing the Board of Control for Cricket in India alongside Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Haroon Lorgat being offered as a sacrifice to the deity by CSA officials.