Hindu deities
I wonder if it is proper to describe Hindu deities as 'idols' as mentioned by K. Karmaker to describe the deity of Goddess Durga, September 27, 2007. (Craftsmen may be idol or "putul-makers," but deities are not idols.) If you do not like the word deity, you may use “murti” as English-speaking Hindus in the Caribbean and South America have been using for over one century, or perhaps image, sculpture or even “pratima” as used in Kali and Durga worshipping West Bengal, rest of India and Nepal. Unfortunately, there is no equivalent word in English.
For centuries anti-Hindu groups have used 'idol' for pratimas and statues of Hindu deities.
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