Kasaba Sangao, Dist. Kolhapur , Maharashtra: A few students of 'Dadasaheb Magdum High School' at Kasaba Sangao, Dist. Kolhapur disfigured a painting of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj drawn on the wall of the school. When staunch Hindus came to know about it, they met the Principal of the school and demanded explanation. The Principal apologized and assured that the concerned students would be punished. On some of the walls of the said school, there are paintings of deities and national heroes. Some of the students disfigured the painting of Chhatrapati Sjivaji Maharaj. They distorted the eyes and other parts of Shivaji Maharaj in the painting. Other students, however, realized that such distortion was an insult of Shivaji Maharaj and they informed their parents as also a few staunch Hindus. All staunch Hindus gave a representation to the Principal of the school in which it is demanded that the painting should be immediately restored, the concerned students should be punished and the Principal should render apology. The Principal accepted the representation and immediately apologized in front of everyone and in writing. Later, the painting was restored and a puja was performed. Leaders of many Hindu organizations and Hindu Janajagruti Samiti were present there.
The concept of 33 koti devata in Hinduism: The Vedas refer to not 33 crore Devatas but 33 types (Koti in Sanskrit) of Devatas. They are explained in Shatpath Brahman and many other scriptures very clearly. "Yasya Trayastrinshad Devaa Ange Sarve Samaahitaa, Skamma Tam Bruhi Katamah Swideva Sah”. ~(Atharva Veda 10-7-13) Which means: with God’s influence, these thirty-three (supporting devta) sustain the world. In Brhadaranyaka Upanishad while discussing Brahman, Yajnavalkya is asked how many gods are there. He says that there are three hundred and three and three thousand and three gods. When the question is repeated? He says, thirty three. When the question is again repeated he says, six. Finally, after several repetitions he says ONE. (Chapter I, hymn 9, verse 1) The number 33 comes from the number of Vedic gods explained by Yajnavalkya in Brhadaranyaka Upanishad – the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, the twelve Adityas, Indra and Prajapati. (Chapter I, hymn 9, verse 2
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