She recently spoke out about her strict Christian upbringing.

But now Katy Perry has been slammed for sharing a picture of a Hindu goddess on Instagram on Wednesday, which she captioned with the words 'current mood'.

Social media users immediately took to the site to criticise the post, describing it as 'offensive'.

Backlash: Katy Perry has been slammed for sharing a picture of a Hindu goddess on her Instagram page on Wednesday

One user, posting under @chhibber_sahb, wrote: 'This is a shameful and offensive act. You can't compare yourself with The Great Goddess KALI MAA'.

Another fan, @mr.chauhan1, added: 'Respect her she is our goddess of hindu u can't use it in this way , seriously u lost Respect in my eyes '.

Meanwhile @kumarsanjay46 posted 'Please do not compare yourself with God !! You can have any kind of mood what you want but you must respect other religion also!!'

Controversial: Social media users immediately took to the site to criticise the post, describing it as 'offensive'

And @renes0307 simply commented: 'Well that is kind of offensive.'

However, some fans took to Instagram to defend Katy, with one writing: 'Well im an indian and Hindu also.this is not offensive at all.some people get offended so easily'.

The image shows the Hindu goddess Kali Ma, or the Divine Mother.

Katy, 32, has previously said she doesn't align herself to a particular religion, but described feeling a 'deep connection with God'.

She told Marie Claire in an interview in 2013: 'I'm not Buddhist, I'm not Hindu, I'm not Christian, but I still feel like I have a deep connection with God.

Back in the day: Katy got married to ex-husband Russell Brand in a lavish Hindu ceremony in India back in 2010

Indian wedding: Katy and Russell posed outside the Taj Mahal while in India for their wedding

'I pray all the time - for self-control, for humility. There's a lot of gratitude in it.'

Despite saying she didn't belong to a particular faith, Katy got married to ex-husband Russell Brand in a lavish Hindu ceremony in India back in 2010.

The Firework hitmaker recently opened up about her strict evangelical upbringing by her pastor parents, revealing that she was not 'allowed to interact with gay people' when she was younger.

She told Vogue: 'The schools were really makeshift. Education was not the first priority. My education started in my 20s, and there is so much to learn still.'