kali
A recent Illustration for kitchen sink magazine!
Title: Killing Time : Animal Sacrifice in India
by Erin Johansen
WC: 1407
"India is a land of opposites, where the putrid and the sublime mingle like raw sewage and incense. So naturally, a place dominated by a religion espousing nonviolence and strict vegetarianism has a dark and violent flip side. My first day in Calcutta led me to the famous old Kalighat temple, where, in the 118-degree monsoon weather, amidst pilgrims carrying offering baskets full of fruits and flowers, I scratched a friendly little black baby goat behind the ears.
It took me a few moments to realize that the kid was about to be a blood offering to the goddess enshrined there..."
posted by max at Wednesday, May 17, 2006
3 Comments:
This entry reminded me of an article I read some time ago (it's not totally related, but whatever). It's weird that textbooks are still being censored:
Where's the Beef
That's one gorgeous Kali, Max.
Congrats on the grant, BTW...you deserve it!
Hey, thanks danny!
Thanks for the link anka!
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