Actor Sara Ali Khan posted an Instagram Reel on Saturday, of her visiting the Baba Barfani Mandir in Amarnath. She may be seen in a blue tracksuit with a white cap throughout her yatra to the Amarnath temple. She’s additionally seen ringing the temple bell on the entrance and posing with a trishul (trident) whereas overlaying her head with a dupatta. (Also Read: Sara Ali Khan undertakes Amarnath yatra in Kashmir amid tight safety. Watch)
What Sara posted
Sara wrote within the caption alongside along with her Reel, “Jai Baba Barfani,” together with emojis of becoming a member of arms, a mountain and a trident. The Reel confirmed her on her option to the Amarnath temple within the valley. She is seen saying within the video, “Namaste darshako. Humari Amarnath yatra ab prarambh ho chuki hai. Bahut sare yatri aaye hain darshan karne. Wo rahi Amarnath ki gufa. Toh chalo karte hain humari yatra bhi. Thank you ji” (Greetings viewers. Our Amarnath journey has began. There are lots of devotees right here. There’s the Amarnath cave. So let’s begin our journey too). She adopted it up with the chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev.’
In the background, ‘Namo Namo,’ Amit Trivedi’s tune from Sara’s debut movie Kedarnath may be heard too. In Abhishek Kapoor’s 2018 romantic movie, she performed a Hindu devotee within the pilgrim state of Kedarnath and the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput performed a Muslim pitthu (flunky) who escorts her to the temple.
Reactions to Sara’s Amarnath journey
While many praised Sara for her secular beliefs, some quarters identified the way it was a publicity stunt. A Twitter person posted Sara’s Reel on Twitter and wrote, “Sara Ali Khan visited Baba Barfani Amarnath ji. And gave another chance to the so called secular Abduls to hate her. Now his Instagram is full of hateful comments and abuses. Long live secularism.”
When one other commented “Movie promotion ke liye kar rahee hai..” (she’s doing it to advertise her film), the person replied, “Koi movie ni arahi uski. Aur koi crew nahi hai. Wo har jyotirling ke darshan karne jati rehti hai. Koi movie ho ya na ho (She visits and worships every Jyotirling, whether there’s a movie coming up or not).”
Another person tweeted, “She knows the market really well,” whereas an Instagram user commented on her Reel, “She is a daughter of interfaith and I like for the fact that she respects both equally and is not biased, she is blessed. It’s not easy to mentally balance between 2 faiths. In Islam yes we only believe in Allah and no one. But as conflicting as it is, the fact that she has faith just pure faith and she is committed that’s the main thing.”
Source web site: www.hindustantimes.com
