A lot of people have asked me if I have or am planning on bathing in the Ganga, seeing as it has the power to wash away all sin. The answer, in short, is no. The Ganges river is by far the mankiest body of water I've ever seen. People dump all manner of waste in it, from toxic chemicals produced by the leather industry to raw sewage. The fecal coliform bacteria count is three thousand times the maximum regulation levels.
Above is a picture of a young boy wrapped in yellow fabric floating down the river with a clump of garbage. Below is a picture of boy diving (albeit poorly) into that same river, in which he will pray, bathe, and drink.
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how did you know the yellow bundle had in it the corpse of a young boy? did you watch him getting put in? the blue flip flops floating nearby among the garbage spook me out.
Red means woman, white means girl, orange means man, yellow means boy. Children, pregnant women, sadhus, lepers, and snake bite victims are thrown into the Ganges without cremation.
oh whew
i thought you thought the kid in the yellow was going for a swim
i didn't know how to break it to you.
That is rather disturbing.
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