During a Shri Ram Katha by Sadhvi Arya Pandit, far-right monk Madhuram Sharan Shiva, leader of the armed monks’ group Shiva Shakti Akhada, called on attendees to arm themselves with weapons associated with the deities they worship to “protect dharm,” warning that such religious events may not take place in the future otherwise. He also urged mothers to emulate Sita so they raise sons like Luv and Kush.