51. Hindus pour milk on images and offerings, and Laib has studied both Hinduism and the Sanskrit language. 52. Milk was poured on their pin-cushioned, reddened flesh, while the white ash of burnt cow dung and other ingredients was smeared on the spots. 53. Time and again, the reaction was the same as people poured milk into spoons and watched wide-eyed as the level of the liquid dropped. |