A Mumbai-based lawyer has lodged a complaint against Gallery Maskara in Colaba, alleging that the art space displayed obscene and derogatory paintings of Hindu deities along with sexually explicit images of men and women, hurting religious sentiments.

According to complainant Advocate Vishal Lalchand Nakhwa, 45, a resident of Mandovi Koliwada near Masjid station, he received information through a WhatsApp group around 1 pm on Friday about controversial artwork being exhibited at the gallery, located at 03 Pasta Lane, Colaba.