Adivasis demand removal of ‘tribal’ Virgin Mary statue

Religious leaders of the Sarna tribe announced an agitation in December demanding that a statue of Virgin Mary be removed from a Catholic parish church in Singpur. The religious leaders described the statue — Virgin Mary, hair tied in a bun, is dressed as a tribal woman in a traditional red and white sari, bangles and depicted holding an infant in a sling — as a proselytising strategy.

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