Dog's presence in Kedarnath temple 'hurt' religious sentiment of people; FIR against owner

A man's recent adventure with his dog has earned the ire of the Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee.

An FIR was lodged at the behest of the committee's president Ajendra Ajay against a Noida man for taking his dog to the Kedarnath temple.

After videos of the man and his best friend's adventure went viral, the temple committee demanded stern action saying the visuals have hurt the religious sentiments of people, as per PTI reports.

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The Noida man was identified as Vikash Tyagi, had taken his pet Husky named Nawab to the holy shrine during the ongoing Char Dham Yatra. His video of the visit shows Tyagi grabbing the paws of the dog and making it touch the Nandi's statue. The video also shows a priest putting 'tilak' on the pet dog.

Since the FIR, Tyagi has taken to the internet to defend his action on his social media handle, saying he has been visiting temples with his dog for four years, 'so why this drama now?' and saying that his dog was also a creation of god.

Tyagi has earned the support of the internet, but the temple committee has demanded stern action against him.