{"id":55410,"date":"2024-07-20T12:47:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=55410"},"modified":"2024-07-22T08:52:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T08:52:59","slug":"rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-highlights-british-era-impact-on-indian-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/20\/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-highlights-british-era-impact-on-indian-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Highlights British Era Impact on Indian Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">peaking at the launch of author G B Deglurkar&#8217;s book, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat emphasized the systematic efforts by the British post-1857 to erode Indians&#8217; faith in their traditions and ancestors. Bhagwat underscored that India&#8217;s traditions, including idol worship, hold profound significance beyond mere physical form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bhagwat asserted, &#8220;There is blind faith, but faith is never blind.&#8221; He acknowledged that while some customs may require reconsideration, many are deeply rooted beliefs. He praised India&#8217;s idol worship tradition, noting its symbolic connection to the formless through tangible representations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elaborating on the significance of idols, Bhagwat highlighted the emotional expressiveness found in Indian idols, distinguishing them globally. He explained, &#8220;The idols of demons depict a tight grasp, symbolizing control and possessiveness. Conversely, idols of Gods, like those holding lotuses, symbolize a nurturing and detached approach.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bhagwat stressed the scientific and spiritual insights behind idol worship, noting its role in facilitating gradual spiritual progression towards understanding the formless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>peaking at the launch of author G B Deglurkar&#8217;s book, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat emphasized the systematic efforts by the British post-1857 to erode Indians&#8217; faith&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55410","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55411,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55410\/revisions\/55411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}