The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Supreme Court allows release of animated film Mahaprabhu Jagannath after Rath Yatra, says animation cannot erode devotion
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Krishnadas Rajagopal
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The Supreme Court of India has permitted the release of the animated film 'Mahaprabhu Jagannath' after the conclusion of the Rath Yatra festival. The court ruled that animated fiction does not inherently diminish religious devotion, overturning a previous ban by the Orissa High Court.
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 17, 2026) permitted the exhibition of an animated film ‘Mahaprabhu Jagannath’, prohibited for not strictly adhering to the Skanda Purana and Brahma Purana , assuring that animated fiction cannot diminish piety.
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