'No bath' protest in Anna Hazare's village, Ralegan Siddhi

Ralegan Siddhi: Residents of Ralegan Siddhi, the village of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, took to a unique form of protest Thursday as they took to streets with buckets, refusing to take bath for the day.

“Not only the residents of Ralegan Siddhi, but all the residents of the Parner taluka (sub-district) refused to take bath today,” Shiv Sena legislator Vijay Avti told IANS. Read More................'No bath' protest in Anna Hazare's village, Ralegan Siddhi

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Devotees bathe on railways tracks, trains delayed

Salem: Seven trains bound for Chennai were delayed by up to three hours after some Ayyappa devotees on board two trains took bath on the railway track at Erode, Railway sources said. Read more..........Devotees bathe on railways tracks, trains delayed

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Indian Dad hasn't had a bath in 35 years!

Kailash ‘Kalau’ Singh is from the village of Chatav outside the holy city of Varanasi. He is 63-years-old and the father of seven daughters. He has gone for 35 years without bathing apparently in an attempt to have a son.

One of Singh’s neighbors, Madhusudan, says that a seer told Kalau years ago that if he didn’t take a bath, he would be blessed with a male child. It seems that many Indians prefer sons for financial reasons. Sons are breadwinners. Girls have to have the matrimonial dowry for the grooms family when they marry. Also, in Indian culture, all their earnings go to their husband’s family. For those reasons, girl children are considered a burden.

So for 35 years Singh hasn’t bathed. It appears his efforts are not working so far.

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Man goes without bathing for over 400 days

A 30-year-old man did not bathe for 474 days as he had vowed not to do so till former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda visited his village and pledged to work for the ouster of the Madhu Koda-led government in the state. Read more..................................Man goes without bathing for over 400 days in Jharkhand

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