a religious ritual to their Gods?
Posted on 11/07/2021 12:49:45 PM PST by caww
The manure is brought to the local temple on tractor trolleys, before a priest performs a 'blessing ritual'........ . After that, the dung is dumped in an open area -- with men and boys wading in to prepare their weapons for the battle ahead.
People flock to Gumatapura from far-flung cities each year, and for those in attendance, the messy battle is as much about fun as it is about the perceived health benefits.
“If they have a disease, it will get cured,” said Mahesh, a farmer at Saturday’s festival......Members of Modi’s party have touted the use of cow urine to prevent and cure COVID-19 and other ailments.
....His government is also looking to encourage the production of toothpaste, shampoos and mosquito repellents from bovine waste.
Some Hindus believe cows and everything they produce is sacred and purify
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If it wasn’t for India’s location nobody would pay attention to it.
a religious ritual to their Gods?
The look on the cows face says it all.
If you knew what your neighbor’s dogs did in the sandbox you used to play in as a child, you wouldn’t be so hard on the poor redskins ...
Oh we knew....and we always scooped them out with scoopers before playing....therein is the difference. We knew better that poop was poop. Indians wallow in it, build idols with it for their homes and fertility rites. It’s just disgusting.
Compare with a Christian mission:
“Unbelievers deserve not only to be separated from the Church, but also . . . to be exterminated from the World by death.”
— Thomas Aquinas (Summa Theologica, 1271)
“You want to bet that none of them are allergic to anything?
Exposing yourself to germs young and often creates a strong immune system. Yea, we’re making fun of this in the West, but people in the West lately are allergic to EVERYTHING. From peanut butter to eggs to milk.”
I suspect this developed by some fringe group in India doing the ritual and others noticing that they never got sick and lived longer than everyone else around.
Even Coronavirus never stood a chance against their immune systems, although they did cheat, by using Ivermectin too.
It is not just the location. With over 1 billion population, it is a nation of nations with a very ancient history and influence in that part of the world. Hard to ignore.
The nation is so populous and diverse, people outside India don't fully grasp all the differences. The cow poop party crowd is just a small segment of the the total population. However such news articles as this make it seem like the entire country enjoys playing with cow dung.
Thus far this country has focused inward, not really entangling itself in global matters. However that is beginning to change.
I’m familiar with the cultural and diversity of India’s people and where they come from. Still not the least bit interested in visiting that country nor it’s people.
Obviously nation leaders are interested and were sucking up to the Maudi at the G-so big time. With China wanting dibs in India they all want a piece of that pie. Yet again I wouldn’t be interested in hiring people from India....heard plenty of stories about their work ethics which is why so many are shipped in from other countries.
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