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| State to ban babes worshipping in the nude |
| 2003-03-05 |
| Bangalore: Every year, tens of thousands of women gather at a Hindu temple in southern India and worship in the nude, despite efforts to stop them. "Here, now! You women, stop that!... Holy smoke! Look at the honkers on that one, Mukkerjee!" For 17 years, authorities and social reformers have tried to prevent the devotees from disrobing as they bathe in the Bhadra River and roll around the temple of the Hindu goddess Renukamba. And yesterday, officials said they have once again banned nudity during the temple fair from Sunday till Tuesday in the village of Chandragutti in Karnataka state. Many of the devotees are young women who are performing an initiation rite to enter prostitution, while others are fulfilling vows they have made to the goddess. I think we have the makings of a first-class tourist site, here... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 God love a duck, Fred! Where do you find this stuff....never a dull moment on Rantburg. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-03-05 22:11:35 |
| #1 unbelievable!..ok, what days are OK now? Wed thru Saturday? damn... that conflicts with my busy social calendar...yeah, right... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-03-05 21:45:55 |