Lanky_Pomegranate530M to Religious Cringe · 10 months agoHindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor being kept with lioness named ‘Sita’ in Indiaimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down11
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageHindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor being kept with lioness named ‘Sita’ in IndiaLanky_Pomegranate530M to Religious Cringe · 10 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up20·10 months agoSita is a Hindu name. I assume they are upset that the Muslim male lion has a partner who has a Hindu name.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 months agoShe could have converted, or she could just be a fucking lion. It’s really hard to say.
minus-squareEssentialCoffeelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoSita is a Hindu goddess and Rama’s consort. Akbar, it looks like conquered a lot of India and seems to have it out for the ‘infidels’, presumably non-Islamic Indians. Given the history between the two groups in the region, I can understand having a cultural dislike for the symbolism.
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Sita is a Hindu name. I assume they are upset that the Muslim male lion has a partner who has a Hindu name.
She could have converted, or she could just be a fucking lion. It’s really hard to say.
Sita is a Hindu goddess and Rama’s consort.
Akbar, it looks like conquered a lot of India and seems to have it out for the ‘infidels’, presumably non-Islamic Indians.
Given the history between the two groups in the region, I can understand having a cultural dislike for the symbolism.