[Reader-list] Ritual of eating ashes

[Raheema Begum]

Hi,

This mail triggered off something.

One State Solution Week. Political term Update 2.
Locusts Stand I.<http://raahi.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/one-state-solution-week-political-term-update-2/>

Best,
Raheema.

On 9/12/07, Ayona Datta <ayonadatta at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Readers,
>
> Does anyone know about the ritual of eating ashes? I recently encountered
> this when someone ate the ashes from an incense pot after finishing her
> prayers. Having never seen this before, I am wondering if someone can shed
> light on this. Is this something connected to religion, caste, ethnicity
> etc? or was this a one-off? Sorry for my ignorance, but I would appreciate
> some help on this to understand some of my research experiences.
>
> Many Thanks
> Ayona
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