The Birmingham age-herald, 1912
“MOST CRUEL-MOST KIND IDOLS IN THE WORLD”
“Terrible tortures of human beings figure in bloody rites of ‘Kali’, Goddess of thugs and robbers, in interior state of India, says British archaeologist...”
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“The ritual performed in the worship of Kali involves the most revolting rites, which the British government has long tried to suppress, but not with complete success”
“To the ‘true worshipers of Kali’ human sacrifice is essential...cutting their flesh and burning portions of their bodies is part of the devotion required of Kali’s worshipers.”
“No Blood on Juggernaut’s Hands”
“While Juggernaut is characterized as the kindest, to the critical his idol, together with that of his brother and sister, would scarcely appeal as a piece of art or what most of us would judge the idol of the ‘lord of the world’ should be”
“But the native of India is not so supersensitive or hypercritical in tastes and so can worship before these roughly hewn, grotesque figures of wood in perfect faith”
“The terrible stories of pilgrims being crushed to death in god’s honor have resulted in the phrase ‘car of Juggernaut,’ being synonymous with the merciless sacrifice of human lives”
“As a matter of fact, the worship of the ‘lord of the world’ is innocent of all bloody rites. Even a drop of blood spilt however accidentally in the god’s presence is held to pollute the officiating priests”
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