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Why can't one photograph deities?

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Gauracandra

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I'm curious as to why at various Hindu temples one is not allowed to photograph the deities. What is the philosophy behind it? Any opinions? I was thinking how great it would be if we had a web cam in various temples throughout Vrindavan, South India etc... at all the beautiful temples in India, and then from a distance we could honor the deities even sitting around the world in various countries.

 

Gauracandra

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I have mixed feelings about the filming of festivals like Janmastami.Not about the filming of the Deities really.It's more when I suddenly notice the camera being panned around that it seems like a distraction.

 

Maybe its because I know I dance like a goose and sing like a frog.The thought of that being captured on film is hard on my ego.

 

But to have arati's from around the world being just a click away is a wonderful idea, as long as the focus was on Their Lordships worship.

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