Goregaon Social's decor has come under the scanner because it hurt the sentiments of the Christian community in India. Picture courtesy: Instagram/mumbailifestyles

A branch of Social, that totally hip and cool pub chain across India, is the last place you'd expect to be 'objectionable'. But that's exactly what happened in Goregaon Social.

The pub, located in Oberoi Mall, had a church-themed decor--Bible quotes and stained-glass paintings--that Christian activists found 'blasphemous' and protested against. As the protests took a serious turn, the pub's management pulled down the decor to appease the infuriated Christian community.

Social's objectionable decor included warped quotes from the Bible. Picture courtesy: Instagram/krazy_kapture Social's objectionable decor included warped quotes from the Bible. Picture courtesy: Instagram/krazy_kapture

The whole thing started when a parishioner from a Goregaon church visited the Social branch with friends. He saw the decor and was offended by its warped representations of Bible quotes on the walls and saints on stained glass.

According to Mumbai Mirror, he sent pictures of the place to his parish priest, who then forwarded them to the Watchdog Foundation, an organisation that claims to work for the interests of the Christian community. Representatives from the group then went to the pub on Sunday to check the extent of this 'blasphemy' by Goregaon Social.

The stained-glass paintings at Goregaon Social include warped images of Jesus, Mother Mary and Moses. Picture courtesy: Twitter/onceuponachai The stained-glass paintings at Goregaon Social include warped images of Jesus, Mother Mary and Moses. Picture courtesy: Twitter/onceuponachai

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After they found that the decor did indeed warp Christian representations (Jesus holding a bag, Mother Mary holding a chain instead of a rosary, St. Anthony wearing shades, and Moses holding a computer tablet instead of a stone one), the group filed an FIR at Dindoshi police station under Section 295A. The Archdiocese of Bombay supported the move, and protests were organised against the pub.

The designing company behind Goregaon Social's decor came out with this public apology. Picture courtesy: Facebook/The Busride Design Studio The designing company behind Goregaon Social's decor came out with this public apology. Picture courtesy: Facebook/The Busride Design Studio

The company that designed Goregaon Social, The Busride Design Studio, offered an unconditional apology on their Facebook page. The management of Goregaon Social also decided to pull down the 'objectionable' decor, and came out with their own apology.