Friday, February 9, 2007

Shit happens! India - The epilogue - Final word by Agent M reporting for KKK

For a Hindu, the response to 'the call of nature' is an act that must be undertaken according to very precise ritual. The place chosen must not be situated within the proximity of a temple, a banyan tree, a riverbank, a pond, a well, or a crossroad frequented by people. The ground must not be light in colour or ploughed, but flat and open and above all, set apart from all habitation. Before executing the act, a Hindu must remove his sandals - that is, if he has any - squat down as low as possible, and never get up in mid performance. He must take care, on pain of committing a grave offence, not to look at the sun, the moon, the stars, a fire, a Brahmin, or a religious image. He must observe silence and refrain from the sacrilege of turning around to examine his handiwork. Finally there are rules that prescribe the means by which he must go on to complete his ablutions with a mixture of earth and water. In reality however, things are very different!

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