A viral video is sparking debate on social media, which shows a 'Havan ceremony' happening at an Indian household situated in Texas. What was supposed to be a holy ceremony was also visited by the firefighters in the city upon the complaint lodged by the neighbours. The video recorded from the scene is now going viral on the Internet, sparking public attention and criticism.
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The viral video shows several people performing the 'Havan ceremony.' Meanwhile, a truck appears outside the house of the firefighters who barged in on the pooja, assuming that it was a fire emergency. The text on the video reads, "Cultural misunderstanding 101: A Hindu puja is not a fire emergency. When you're having a housewarming party and the fire department pulls up"
Later in the video, the fire fighters officials can be seen having a word with the Indian family. There are no reports as of now if any action was taken or if the family violated local fire safety regulations.
The video was posted on X by @BengaliFalcon71. The caption of the video reads, "A group of Indians were worshipping the Hindu fire god in Texas, and the neighbors called the fire fighters on them.
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Netizens Reaction:
One user commented, "Doing the prayer to the fire god is not wrong. Not informing local authorities and not getting the approval and clearance with safety measures and other details is wrong and uncivic, disregard to the community."
Another user commented, "stop playing with fire. Those houses are built with wood. Have some common sense people."
One user wrote, "Respect country u live in in , if u want to do all these go to country where its normal."