While this over-reaction is due in large part to the growth of Hindu nationalist parties, it is always a good idea to be aware of cultural morees and taboos when traveling.

I had no idea Buddhists went in for oscular rape.

I thought they just sat around and contemplated rocks and navels and sh*t.

Incredible that a few kisses ment in a friendly way could bring such violence .
  These people should focus on the real problems faced by India’s people .
  This is what religious fundamentalism does,leaves a person mindless and reactionary. The violence springs from such abandonment of intellect.

Wow, she looks like she is really enjoying that.  Sad really, because Indian women are really attractive.  Shows what happens when you add Richard Gere to your body you become instantly avoidable, like the plague.

This is happening in a country with some of the most amusing sexual religous sculpture in the world? The nationalist movement and reformation of Hindu religion is largely promoted by the historic aggression that Islam has played on the Hindu and the process continued with the advent of European colonialism. In a country of large minorities it is hard to understand such mindless behavior.

Of course, it is possible that Hindu’s have seen the Christian broadcasting promo that I saw on tv some time ago. In it, one of those typical Christian, if every one was Christian the world would not have any problems, ignoring that in fact large areas have at times been controlled by funamentalist Christians and the results were massive slavery, murder and rather repugnant behavior, but the point of mentioning this is the program belabored Hindu’s as thursting for Christian Fellowship and waiting in Hindu inspired hopelessness. In fact India has great contrasts. Immense educated populations, immense poverty and ignorance, but Hindu religion is still vibrant and most identify with it. As someone pointed out the outrage is often nothing to do with the immediate event. Perhaps that is right.