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[info]gusterrhoid

October 28 2010, 22:37:16 UTC 1 year ago

wait....what?why? such a huge population that they just don't care? don't notice?ritual?

[info]dwaleberry

October 28 2010, 23:13:39 UTC 1 year ago

It's a cultural thing. The Ganges is considered a holy river and a goddess as well, so when they're not burning the corpses, letting their relatives drift away on a holy river is the next best option. Also, out of sight, out of mind, since seeing your dead whatever peacefully float away into Hindu paradise makes for a good image when you don't have to deal with a rotting bloated corpse stinking to high heaven.
Also, India is so huge and the Ganges so long that quite a few people will inevitably drown and just keep on drifting. I doubt people don't care much, since they are all too busy fighting for their own survival.

[info]mycroftholmes

1 year ago

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[info]jrh19782002

October 28 2010, 22:40:54 UTC 1 year ago

wow

[info]a_scattered_me

October 28 2010, 22:45:38 UTC 1 year ago

As one can clearly see, the bacteria released from bloated, rotting carcasses enriches the river water, giving the average Indian bather soft, pimple-free skin and shiny, luxurious locks of hair.

[info]queenhalloween

October 28 2010, 22:55:50 UTC 1 year ago

SIGN ME UP I WANT A CADAVER MINERAL MASK!

[info]auntiesiannan

1 year ago

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[info]ritsukacom

October 28 2010, 23:06:30 UTC 1 year ago

They're all like, "It's a corpse, whateva whateva"

[info]misskimh

October 28 2010, 23:10:09 UTC 1 year ago

Wah, the pic not behind the cut looked like the boneless skinless chicken breast I was cooking.

[info]orwellian_trash

October 28 2010, 23:11:10 UTC 1 year ago

OMG ARE THEY GUNNA BE OKAY?

[info]pipkin

October 28 2010, 23:48:58 UTC 1 year ago

hahahahaha

[info]massivescy

1 year ago

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[info]kindredspirit75

October 29 2010, 00:31:56 UTC 1 year ago Edited:  October 29 2010, 00:32:53 UTC

The temple in these pics was featured on Taboo where they showed some rituals for the dead. In India, people actually bring their dying relatives to the temple and as soon as they pass, the body gets burned and the ashes are swept into the water.

I don't want to knock anyone's beliefs, but this just totally squicks me out.

[info]deppkat

October 29 2010, 01:34:25 UTC 1 year ago

[info]sultry_kitsune

October 29 2010, 01:59:42 UTC 1 year ago

Points for The Guild icon! xD HAHAHAHA!

[info]distilledvanity

October 29 2010, 01:47:00 UTC 1 year ago

I can't wait to go to India. The bodies floating in the river are the ones who were too poor to be cremated first. People wash clothes and drink from that river...so if you do visit be sure to make sure your bottled water is sealed!

[info]distilledvanity

October 29 2010, 01:47:28 UTC 1 year ago

Those are really beautiful pictures btw.

[info]sultry_kitsune

October 29 2010, 01:58:31 UTC 1 year ago

All I saw the the bank of the river in the first picture. I was all, "Okay. What's so WTF about this? -scroll down- Oh. Damn. -scroll- Wow. o_o WTF."

[info]auntiesiannan

October 29 2010, 02:04:49 UTC 1 year ago

did he died

[info]snatchbeast

October 29 2010, 02:17:59 UTC 1 year ago

a lot of these are really beautiful images.

if scary...

[info]luxylyx

October 29 2010, 05:03:01 UTC 1 year ago

If you are in the lowest caste system (harijans) then burning and taking care of dead bodies is your job, so I guess bathing with them isn't a big deal.

[info]mycroftholmes

October 30 2010, 02:09:19 UTC 1 year ago

Bathing in the Ganges is something every serious Hindu does, regardless of caste. It's like a Muslim making a Hajj to Mecca.

[info]dzhef

October 29 2010, 06:39:50 UTC 1 year ago

ебануцца

[info]poggomoggon

October 29 2010, 06:40:47 UTC 1 year ago

хорошая подборка. или это ты снимал?

[info]j_trash

October 29 2010, 08:10:03 UTC 1 year ago

My fiancee and I plan on going here and she already dared me to bathe there. Jokes on her, I was planning on it anyways!

:D

[info]drhoz

October 29 2010, 09:13:38 UTC 1 year ago

I wonder how that program to breed more flesh-eating turtles to deal with all the corpses went? Not very well, apparently.

[info]mrmokkori

October 30 2010, 04:14:20 UTC 1 year ago

edible creatures + poverty-stricken population?

[info]drhoz

1 year ago

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[info]kittenkissies

October 29 2010, 10:26:07 UTC 1 year ago

I had that dad keeps bonking onto the shore and I have to keep pushing him back out.

[info]horrorsale

October 29 2010, 12:19:27 UTC 1 year ago

india doesn't care about hygiene! there's more than enough nag champa to go around! 8)

[info]bluebirdsludge

October 29 2010, 13:55:53 UTC 1 year ago

That's actually some pretty great photography.

[info]enri1987

October 29 2010, 16:53:13 UTC 1 year ago

best post ive seen here in a long ass time... thank you!

[info]know_the_city

October 29 2010, 17:28:25 UTC 1 year ago

Awesome post. The Ganges is pretty WTF now days.

[info]know_the_city

October 29 2010, 17:33:02 UTC 1 year ago

[info]skittlewolf

November 3 2010, 02:45:30 UTC 1 year ago

DAT FACE

[info]mycroftholmes

October 30 2010, 02:12:02 UTC 1 year ago

Personally, I think the idea that bathing in a corpse-strewn river was important to my faith would cause me to question my faith, but then faith and logic don't mix well.

[info]mrmokkori

October 30 2010, 04:13:04 UTC 1 year ago

I'm also subscribed to the LJ group "creativephoto" (don't know how to link it) so I get beautiful pictures mixed in with my gore. I was scrolling down when I got to this picture and thought, "Ooh, that's a lovely seaside town, I wonder where this... oh.... oh dear."

[info]sultry_kitsune

November 3 2010, 17:26:27 UTC 1 year ago

I did the same thing. xD
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