Bhubaneswar:<\/strong> A local organisation sprinkled cow dung water at Bhajan Mandap near Lord Lingaraj temple here as a symbolic protest after a women\u2019s bodybuilding championship was held at that place.<\/p>\nThe 12th East Zone Men\u2019s & Women\u2019s Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship 2026 was conducted here at the Bhajan Mandap January 10 and 11. Several men and women bodybuilders from eastern states participated in the sporting event.<\/p>\n
In protest of the display of bodies by women participants, members of \u2018Puruna Bhubaneswar Sachetan Nagarik Brunda\u2019 in Bhubaneswar sprinkled cow dung as a\u2019 purification ritual\u2019 Tuesday, a member of the organisation said.<\/p>\n
Chabi Swain, a member of the citizens\u2019 forum, said, \u201cWearing short dresses, the women displayed their bodies, which impure the sacred place. So, we sprinkled cow dung water to purify the Bhajan Mandap of Lord Lingaraj\u201d.<\/p>\n
It is not proper to organise such a bodybuilding championship at the Mandap, said local corporator Siba Prasad Behera.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe demand that such an event should not be organised near Lord Lingaraj temple in future,\u201d Behera said.<\/p>\n
However, women bodybuilders and their association strongly reacted to the sprinkling of cow dung water.<\/p>\n
\u201cBodybuilding is a national and international sporting event. Like in a swimming competition has its own costume, the bodybuilding championship has its own dress code, and we followed it. The protest by sprinkling cow dung water is a disrespect for us,\u201d said Anupama Swain, a woman bodybuilder.<\/p>\n
Sumitra Tripathy, chairperson of Odisha Body Building Association, said, \u201cThose who are unaware about the sporting event can say that the women wore short dresses to show off their bodies. The participants have done nothing wrong, they just followed the dress code.\u201d<\/p>\n
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