Boomaboom all around, a crowd of people is seen as the video begins. Meanwhile, a person climbs on someone's shoulder and tries to break the idol placed in front of him. A man dressed in white comes to help her but fails. A few minutes later a third person climbs up and both of them separate the head from the idol of His Highness and start shouting loudly. These views are from viral videos on social media.
At first glance you will also think that this is the idol of Mataji and some agitated people are breaking it. This video has been viral on Twitter for the past two days. People are claiming by sharing this video..
- In Bangladesh, Muslims attacked the temple and destroyed the idols of gods and goddesses
- Many Hindu devotees present inside the temple have also been beaten up.
- As in the Mughal period, the temple is being demolished and a mosque is being built.
Many verified and non-verified users have shared this video on social media. A user named Jitendra Pratap Singh wrote – In Bangladesh, Muslims attacked the Kalibari i.e. Kali Temple and destroyed the idols of Mother Kali and all Hindu Gods and Goddesses. And the Hindu devotees present inside the temple were beaten up. (link to tweet)
This tweet has more than 9 lakh views while more than 9 thousand people have retweeted it. More than 90 thousand people follow Jitendra.
A verified user named Sujit Swamy wrote- Muslim terrorists breaking the idol of Kali Mata in a temple in #Bangladesh. Similarly Mughals demolished our temples and today a mosque has been built there. What is happening in Bangladesh has already happened in Mughal period in India. Link to tweet
Many other users have tweeted similar, screenshots of which you can see…
What is the truth behind viral videos? We did a reverse keyword search on Google to find out the truth behind this viral video. We found a tweet from fact checker and Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair. According to him, this video is not from Bangladesh but from Vardhaman district of West Bengal. This is a religious ceremony of Kali Mata Niranjan and the people seen in the video are not Muslims but Hindus. Link to tweet
We also found an article related to this on Alt News. It is said that this is a religious event and every 12 years such an idol is made and it is broken and dissolved. This tradition which started in this village about 600 years ago was started by the people of the blacksmith community of the village, later it was handed over to the village society. This year, as per tradition, it is the turn of the idol to be immersed after completing 12 years. Again a new idol will be created. Such a big statue cannot be taken into the lake. Click to read full..
We found another account on Twitter, also calling this claim misleading. An account named D-Intent Data wrote that the viral video in the name of Bangladesh is misleading. This is a video from West Bengal, where a religious program of “Kali Mata Niranjan” was organized. It takes place every 12 years. The most important thing is that everyone participates in this puja, whether Hindu or Muslim. Link to tweet
It is clear that the video which has gone viral claiming to destroy the idols of Hindu deities and beat the devotees in Bangladesh, That claim is completely false. The video is from West Bengal and is of a religious program.
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