Hindu Devotees Won’t Be Deterred By A Little Thing Like Foaming Industrial Waste

Weirdly beautiful photos of sudsy chemical effluent lapping at the feet of worshipers in New Delhi.

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Hindu devotees offer prayers on the banks of the river Yamuna, surrounded by industrial waste, during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Karthik Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik and considered very auspicious by Hindus.

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