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The Meerut mahayagya

Did some back-of-the-envelope calculations about the Meerut mahayagya, where a bunch of Hindu priests are burning 50 tonnes of mango wood and approx. 10 million tablespoons of ghee in a mega-ritual to “purify the air”, over nine days. Can’t make … Continue reading

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We did start the fire

An ‘air purification’ ritual by Indian priests in Tokyo is one of the dumbest things I’ve seen done in a while. Continue reading

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