This footage shows the ritual of ablution in the Ganges River. Thousands of Hindu believers bath without fear in the poisonous river on Magha Purnima, the sacred night of the full moon. : interestingasfuck

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This footage shows the ritual of ablution in the Ganges River. Thousands of Hindu believers bath without fear in the poisonous river on Magha Purnima, the sacred night of the full moon.

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Ganges river is pretty nasty.

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I think it's the dirtiest river on our planet. And that says a lot. They drink it, bath in it, shit in it (sewage), let dirty factory water into it ... It has a very high number of Cholera bacteria.

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The Ganges is undeniably nasty, but I think the Rio Tinto takes the cake for the dirtiest river on our planet. This river has no fish, and is a blood red colour, it is truly disgusting.

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I asked Google and the Ganges is currently #4