Sur asiático: Romeros sravan de India traen lucros a los vendedores de marihuana

Los peregrinos que celebran el mes hindú del Sravan (de mediados de julio a mediados de agosto) están llenando los bolsillos de los vendedores de marihuana en el distrito de Deoghar en Jharkhand, de acuerdo con un informe en el News and Post of India. Considerado favorable por los seguidores del Señor Shiva, el mes es marcado por, entre otras cosas, una peregrinación de millones de adherentes para derramar agua sobre el Shiva linga en el templo de Baidyanath en Deoghar.

Los peregrinos, vestidos de azafrán, fuman marihuana (ganja) como parte de la práctica. De acuerdo con una estimativa citada por el News and Post, los devotos están comprando y fumando de 22 a 29 kilogramos de marihuana por día de los contentos vendedores de marihuana de Deoghar.

La policía tiene ciencia de las ventas, pero hace la vista gorda, informó el periódico.

“La marihuana es apreciada por el Señor Shiva. No hay nada malo en fumar la ganja. Ella facilita la jornada de 110km de Sultanganj en Bihar a Deoghar”, le dijo un peregrino al periódico.

La marihuana ha sido usada para fines espirituales durante miles de años en India. Ella es cultivada actualmente en por lo menos 10 distritos en Bihar y Jharkhand y consta que las guerrillas maoístas también están metiéndose en el negocio.

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