A photographer has said an exhibition of his picture collection was stopped at an art gallery in Pune, with its management citing the `nudity` element in the photographs. Sunil Mate, the in-charge of the Balgandharv Rang Mandir, which houses the art gallery, said the photographer, Akshay Mali, should have told the management about the exhibition theme in advance.

"We do not allow any such exhibitions which can hurt someone`s sentiments. Such nudity does not look appropriate (at the art gallery)," he said. Mate said when they came to know about the photos and the display theme, the artist was told to remove the pictures. The three-day exhibition of Mali`s photographs started on Friday at the art gallery on J M Road here in Maharashtra, but it was stopped on Saturday.