Lord Ganesh duvet cover from 蓄える／店s after 乱暴／暴力を加えるing the Hindu community

Published: 16:22 BST, 16 July 2014 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 16 July 2014

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都市の Outfitters has pulled a duvet cover featuring the 宗教的な deity Lord Ganesh from its 蓄える／店s after observant Hindus took 罪／違反 at the item, 説 its design was not meant to be slept on.

The Valentina Ramos For DENY cover, 以前利用できる on the retailer's 場所／位置 for $129 to $169, is now 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d as sold out.

'It was never the 意向 for this item nor any of the items we carry that feature illustrations of Lord Ganesha to 感情を害する／違反する our 顧客s,' the company said in a 声明 to 宗教 News Service.

'Never ーするつもりであるd to 感情を害する／違反する': 都市の Outfitters has pulled a duvet cover featuring the Hindu deity Lord Ganesh

破壊者 of vanity and pride: Ganesh is a Hindu deity, with an elephant 長，率いる and a human 団体／死体. A statue is seen here at a 寺 in Tamil Nadu, India

Under 解雇する／砲火／射撃: 都市の Outfitters's $8 Ganesh socks 誘発するd （激しい）反発 from Hindus in December

'We are 支持者s of Valentina Ramos’s unique and uplifting illustrations and this item, to us, was another example of her beautiful work. Though Lord Ganesha 商品／売買する is popular within the market we understand the sensitivities 確かな items may carry.'

The deity is portrayed with the 長，率いる of an elephant and the 団体／死体 of a Siddha (a 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 for someone who has reached a high degree of physical and mental enlightenment).

Earlier this month, Rajan Zed, the 大統領，／社長 of the 全世界の／万国共通の Society of Hinduism, called the 製品不適切な, 明言する／公表するing: ‘[Lord Ganesh is] 高度に深い尊敬の念を抱くd in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in 寺s or home 神社s and not to be slept (or sexed) upon.

'不適切な usage of Hindu deities or 概念s for 商業の or other 協議事項 was not okay as it 傷つける the 充てる.’

In December, 都市の Outfitters pulled Ganesh-design socks after a 類似の（民事の）告訴 from Mr Zed.

'We 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がる [Hindu 政治家] Rajan Zed and the 全世界の／万国共通の Society of Hinduism for bringing this 事柄 to our attention and for helping us understand the cultural and 宗教的な sensitivities this 製品 carries. We will 除去する the Ganesh Socks すぐに from our website and 蓄える／店s,’ the company said.

世界保健機構 IS LORD GANESH?

Ganesh is a Hindu deity, with an elephant 長，率いる and a human 団体／死体.

His large 長，率いる代表するs 知恵 and intellect. He is known as the remover of 障害s and the patron of arts and sciences.

He is also the 破壊者 of vanity and pride. He is the son of the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati.

Ganesh is considered by Hindus to be the remover of 障害s, 同様に as the patron saint of arts and sciences and the deity of intellect and 知恵. For these 推論する／理由s, Ganesh 人物／姿／数字s are often 設立する in yoga studio asana rooms.

都市の Outfitters has been 非難するd for carrying culturally insensitive 商品／売買する before.

Earlier this year, the brand 法廷，裁判所d 論争 with a 'drunk Jesus' tee.

And in 2012, the retailer （機の）カム under 解雇する／砲火／射撃 for selling a shirt with a design 似ているing the 星／主役にする of David worn by ユダヤ人の people in Nazi Germany.