A video going viral on social media claims to shows a Muslim woman removing her burqa to offer prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in West Bengal after the priest did not allow her to pray while wearing it. Her act of devotion surprised both the priest and the onlookers. Let’s find out the truth behind the video in this article.
Claim: A video shows a Muslim woman removing her burqa to offer prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in West Bengal.
Fact: The video does not show a real incident; it is a scripted video made for educational purposes, uploaded on Facebook on 10 October 2024 by actress Sanjjanaa Galrani. The original video includes a disclaimer stating that the page features scripted dramas, parodies, and awareness videos. Another video filmed at the same Durga Puja pandal further confirms the viral video is scripted. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
A reverse image search of the keyframes from the viral video led us to a similar video uploaded on Facebook on 10 October 2024, by actress Sanjjanaa Galrani, titled, “This Was Unexpected..!”
We observed that a disclaimer was included in the caption and at the end of the video. The disclaimer stated “Thank you for watching! Please note that this page features scripted dramas, parodies, and awareness videos. These short films are created for entertainment and educational purposes only. All characters and situations depicted in the videos are fictional and intended to raise awareness, entertain, and educate.”
Additionally, we found several scripted videos posted on this page featuring similar disclaimers, which confirmed that the viral video is scripted and made for educational purposes. One of these scripted videos was filmed at the same Durga Puja pandal, as shown in the comparison below.
To sum up, a scripted video of a Muslim woman removing her burqa to pray at a Durga Puja pandal is falsely shared as a real incident.
