Lanky_Pomegranate530M to Religious [email protected] • 9 months agoHindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor being kept with lioness named ‘Sita’ in Indiamidwest.socialimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11
arrow-up136arrow-down1imageHindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor being kept with lioness named ‘Sita’ in Indiamidwest.socialLanky_Pomegranate530M to Religious [email protected] • 9 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarePons_Aeliuslinkfedilink20•9 months agoSita is a Hindu name. I assume they are upset that the Muslim male lion has a partner who has a Hindu name.
minus-squareRhynoplazlink13•9 months agoShe could have converted, or she could just be a fucking lion. It’s really hard to say.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoSita is a Hindu goddess and Rama’s consort. Akbar, it looks like conquered a lot of India and seems to have it out for the ‘infidels’, presumably non-Islamic Indians. Given the history between the two groups in the region, I can understand having a cultural dislike for the symbolism.
Sita is a Hindu name. I assume they are upset that the Muslim male lion has a partner who has a Hindu name.
She could have converted, or she could just be a fucking lion. It’s really hard to say.
Sita is a Hindu goddess and Rama’s consort.
Akbar, it looks like conquered a lot of India and seems to have it out for the ‘infidels’, presumably non-Islamic Indians.
Given the history between the two groups in the region, I can understand having a cultural dislike for the symbolism.