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Holy men protest against Bollywood movie
Associated Press in Allahabad
Tuesday July 18, 2006
Guardian
Dozens of Hindu holy men in saffron robes torched CDs and posters for a new Bollywood film in northern India yesterday, saying one of the movie's songs has language offensive to the faith and should be banned.
Some of the holy men have asked a court in Allahabad, a Hindu religious hub in Uttar Pradesh state, to pull the film from theatres.
A hearing is set for July 25.
The protesters were mostly sadhus - pilgrims who vow to be celibate and renounce material possessions.
The film, Strings, is about a British man who tries to learn Indian spirituality by joining the sacred Kumbh festival.
Associated Press in Allahabad
Tuesday July 18, 2006
Guardian
Dozens of Hindu holy men in saffron robes torched CDs and posters for a new Bollywood film in northern India yesterday, saying one of the movie's songs has language offensive to the faith and should be banned.
Some of the holy men have asked a court in Allahabad, a Hindu religious hub in Uttar Pradesh state, to pull the film from theatres.
A hearing is set for July 25.
The protesters were mostly sadhus - pilgrims who vow to be celibate and renounce material possessions.
The film, Strings, is about a British man who tries to learn Indian spirituality by joining the sacred Kumbh festival.
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