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Bones Almost Picked Clean
Hey, ... put that back, That's not yours!
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03-01-2009, 07:05 PM
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Re: Bones Almost Picked Clean
ah, ok.. that makes sense, I was trying to wonder what the heck was going on there, I should have guessed it had to do with religion.. lol..
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05-25-2009, 02:50 AM
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Re: Bones Almost Picked Clean
Yes it is, the Hindus consider it very sacred. Every year Hindus gather for their holy dip, quite a spectacle! The pics show a partly cremated body which floated to the banks, probably being taken back to the river. The poorer Indians who cannot afford all the wood for a complete cremation for their dead end up with a half burned body, which is then tossed into the Ganges. The man in the pics actually does this for a living. It is considered a holy task! Further downstream, you find people washing themselves, their clothes and drawing water to drink.    |
