Eb in England--Historical Trust Sites #1

[Madhuri]

Re: Re: Eb in England--Historical Trust Sites #1

Ebony AKA AngieJ wrote:

> > "And then one of my Indian friends who was walking alongside me drew
> > back, horrified.
> >
> > 'We're stepping on people's graves!'
>
> I really think this was a religious thing for her.  She was very
> uncomfortable with the setting and had to leave.

Amanda wrote:

I think you're right. There's an Indian lady where I work, newly
pregnant (I don't know if that has anything to do with it, though), and
when we moved offices a couple weeks ago, the boss gave her this lovely
drawing of the Taj Mahal that had been on the old office wall. But she
says she can't take it home, her relatives won't let her hang it at
home, because it's a picture of a tomb and that's bringing the dead into
the house.

That's strange, because my family has this beautiful model of the Taj Mahal
in our living room, and we're probably the most devout Hindus I know. I'm
assuming the lady you work with is a Hindu? But Indians, whatever their
religion, have *very* varied customs and traditions, and her family probably
just believed in not allowing anything associated with death inside the
house.

Madhuri


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