Oriental vases, mini-laughing Buddhas, porcelain crafted idols and many more, stood in line, waiting for us to buy them. |
Then we have a history of divinity bestowed on idols, rivers and trees by men. |
The idols that have originally been introduced to serve as devotional media had got elevated to the status of divinity. |
When you know people's feet of clay before they become idols it is difficult to reimagine them. |
Therefore, they were always found around Jinas and that has reflected their presence in the Jain temples and also around the idols of the Jinas. |
Now that we are destroying false idols, the world has made a drama out of it. |