Case against painter Jasna Salim for violating Guruvayur temple video ban

The woman painter, known for painting little Lord Krishna, was booked for violating the Guruvayur temple video ban. She had circulated the video shot on temple premises

Thrissur: Police booked a case against Jasna Salim, an artist known for her Lord Krishna paintings, on charges of violating the ban on filming videos on Guruvayur temple premises, police said on Saturday.

Jasna Salim, an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna created many paintinings of little Lord Krishna and had gived a painting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit ot Thrissur last year.

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According to the Guruvayur Temple Police, the woman recently filmed a video after adorning an idol of Lord Krishna—placed above the offering box at the eastern entrance of the shrine—with a garland. As the visuals circulated on social media platforms, the temple authorities approached the police with a complaint, and a case was registered against her on March 10.

Police said she had violated a recent High Court ruling that deemed filming such videos within shrine premises and sharing them on social media platforms unacceptable. Jasna was booked under various sections of the BNS, including Section 192 (provocation with intent to cause a riot), police added.

Jasna had courted controversy earlier as well, when she cut a cake near the Guruvayur temple premises and attempted to film a video of it.