Censorship: Hindu Gods' 'Obscene Art' Removed

INDIAN EXPRESS
By Vadodara

Image of artist being arrested for obscene religious art

INDIA---Paintings of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, alleged to be "obscene", were today removed from the exhibition hall of the Fine Arts faculty at the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) here, after VHP activists opposed its display and lodged a complaint in this regard. Surjeet Singh, an artist from Jammu, had organised this exhibition of paintings from December 27-30 after seeking permission from authorities of the faculty about a year ago. The paintings displayed in the exhibition since yesterday, included those "obscene" pictures of Lord Shiva carrying a liquor bottle, another of Shiva and his wife Parvati moving on a motorbike. Earlier, Chandra Mohan, a student from the same fine arts faculty was arrested on charges of hurting the religious sentiments by painting Hindu Gods and Goddesses and Jesus Christ allegedly in an 'obscene' way on May 10, 2007. [link]