The bathing of the black lingam had also been seen from the footpath of Sri Manmatha. For a newcomer almost totally ignorant of Hindu ritual, it was quite something.
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I stood in front of the gods, and was struck anew by embarrassment and regret. As usual, I couldn’t decipher any of their names.
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Hinduism is generally pluralistic rather than exclusive. Worshipping Jagannath usually does not mean rejecting all other deities.
