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Murli Manohar Joshi criticises concerts and DJ events at Badrinath
A cultural festival was recently held in Badrinath in Uttarakhand.
Reports said the festival lasted two days and included music-related events.
Its theme was “Culture is Our Heritage, Our Future”.
BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi objected to concerts and DJ events at the holy site.
He said these activities do not fit Badrinath’s religious character.
Joshi also said large crowds dancing at high altitudes could create health problems.
He argued that loud events ignore spiritual, cultural, and environmental values.
He asked the central and Uttarakhand governments to stop such events.
He also asked religious leaders to speak against what he called cultural erosion.
A two-day Devbhoomi Cultural Festival was reportedly held in Badrinath, Uttarakhand.
The festival’s theme was “Culture is Our Heritage, Our Future”.
BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi called the music and DJ events a violation of cultural decorum.
Joshi said loud events threaten Badrinath’s spiritual sanctity and disregard environmental and health concerns.
He urged the Centre and Uttarakhand government to ban such events at Devbhoomi sites.
- Who
- Veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi criticised the reported festival; the event was organised by unspecified organisers.
- What
- A two-day Devbhoomi Cultural Festival reportedly included concerts and DJ events in Badrinath.
- Where
- Badrinath town in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand.
- When
- The festival was recently held; Joshi issued his criticism on Friday, September 25.
- Why
- Joshi said such events undermine the shrine’s sanctity and disregard Indian spiritual, cultural, environmental, and health concerns.
Key facts
- Event
- Devbhoomi Cultural Festival
- Location
- Badrinath town, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand
- Duration
- Two days
- Festival theme
- “Culture is Our Heritage, Our Future”
- Critic
- Murli Manohar Joshi, veteran BJP leader
- Requested action
- A ban on such events by the Centre and Uttarakhand government
- Reported concern
- The effects of loud events and large dancing crowds at high altitude
Quotes
Murli Manohar Joshi
Veteran BJP leader and former president of the Bharatiya Janata Party
“It is noteworthy that even blowing a conch shell is prohibited at this location; yet, disregarding this, we organise loud musical events, blatantly disregarding Indian spiritual, cultural and environmental values, while also ignoring the adverse health effects caused by thousands of people dancing at such high altitudes.”
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“The Himalayas are divine, the abode of Lord Shankar and the source of Mother Ganga. Turning them into a hub of nightlife and revelry deals a severe blow to the faith of millions of Indians.”
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Sources
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