Pilgrims of an Indian temple mistook air conditioner condensate for holy water (6 photos)

It's stupid and incredibly funny, and it can happen to anyone, not just in India. But for the sake of juiciness, it still happened in a place where hundreds of gods are worshiped and there are temples for almost any reason.





Crime and criminal in one frame!

In the Sri Banke Bihari temple in the city of Vrindavan, believers crowded and even formed a spontaneous queue for the right to drink water that was dripping little by little from an elephant sculpture. They decided that it was holy healing water from the feet of Krishna.

No intrigue - in fact, it was condensation that dripped from the air conditioner outlet cooling the temple.

But it was difficult to convince dozens of people who had never used an air conditioner and make them disperse.



Frames from Indian television, well done for telling people not to put everything that drips into their mouths

They all said that this was the same Charan Arit. In the Indian religion, there is a special belief in the sanctity of water from the feet of the deity Krishna. In Krishna's temples, priests wash his feet every morning, and this water is called "nectar from the lotus feet of Krishna." Some temple abbots say that they should symbolically drink three drops of this water to get closer to the divine.

Apparently, this tradition, which everyone in India knows about, made the believers do the same. Moreover, here the statue itself "started to stream myrrh".





Three drops for everyone, otherwise there will be a crush in the street, and someone will get crushed

The temple management even had to issue an explanation of what kind of water it was, and that it was not recommended for anyone to drink it.

"We respect people's faith in God, but the water they consider Charan Amrit is actually just air-conditioner water. Real Charan Amrit will contain ingredients like tulsi leaf and rose petals," said a temple official.

Is it dangerous?



As they say, guess the country from one photo

On the one hand, humidity and heat outside quickly cause fungi and bacteria to form in the air-conditioning system, which can drip along with the condensation. Therefore, there is a chance that believers will catch something along with this water.

But on the other hand, this is India, if the stomachs and bodies of the locals were not strong and accustomed to this, how would they buy food and groceries in street stalls?



A temple minister gives an interview so that everyone stops already!!!

To top it all off, when this incident was reported on the Indian news, the believers were offended by the temple ministers. Why didn't they warn earlier that this was not divine water?!

That's the point, they didn't explain. But who can convince a believing Hindu? No one.



This is where P.K.'s face from the movie of the same name fits in perfectly. Be sure to check it out!