Amid stiff opposition from social activists, Made Snana - the ritual of rolling over on the food leftovers of Brahmins - has been performed by several devotees in the temple town of Kukke Subrahmanya in Karnataka. The ritual has been categorized as a blind belief in the proposed Karnataka Prevention of Superstitious Practices Bill (2013) after progressive leaders and liberals in the state upped their ante against the controversial practice. As part of the ritual, devotees belonging to the Scheduled Tribes and other lower castes roll over the food remains left by Brahmins on plantain leaves under the belief that it would rid them of various ailments
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:35:19 +0000
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