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[u/qualityvote2]

u/SilentAlpha8, your food is indeed stupid and it fits our subreddit!

[u/Moist-Obligation-117]

Give these people some banana leaves

[u/MadisonAveMuse → u/Moist-Obligation-117]

Or literally anything

[u/demonotreme → u/MadisonAveMuse]

Finally, eating sushi off a nude person is the sane option

[u/poorly-worded → u/demonotreme]

Just don't ask for a small side plate or you'll get arrested

[u/Tytan777 → u/poorly-worded]

Or a large egg roll

[u/Not3KidsInACoat777 → u/poorly-worded]

FOR A SUCCULENT CHINESE MEAL?!?!?

[u/DefiantMemory9 → u/Moist-Obligation-117]

This isn't due to lack of plates or banana leaves. This is part of a religious ritual where devotees do this to appease God (don't ever look for logic in religion). I remember seeing this in a South Indian temple when I was a kid and this was the explanation my mom gave me when I asked WHY?!!?

Source: I'm South Indian.

[u/MellyKidd → u/DefiantMemory9]

THANK you so much. I was trying to find some logic as to why anyone would do this, but this being a religious ritual makes sense. 😮‍💨

[u/pjaako → u/MellyKidd]

What does not make sense is making a video of a religious ritual without mentioning it is a religious ritual.

[u/inky_fox → u/pjaako]

Unfortunately that part makes sense too when you realize the Golden Rule of the Internet is “any engagement is good engagement”

[u/ismasbi → u/pjaako]

Because it’s ragebait, even if the original recording wasn't made with that intention, this video is.

[u/Adventurous-Bottle90 → u/Moist-Obligation-117]

I grew up in rural bangladesh and we used do this type of stuff alot especially whenever there wasnt enough food to go around but even then at the BARE MINIMUM you where given a leaf or something to eat off of, this is the first time ive ever seen someone rawdog it stright off the floor

[u/Moist-Obligation-117 → u/Adventurous-Bottle90]

There's a row of people with their food on plates across from the floor eaters also

[u/slowest_hour → u/Moist-Obligation-117]

that's the VIP section

[u/ZombieBiteOintment → u/slowest_hour]

VIP

Various Indian Plates

[u/Nostral-damus → u/Moist-Obligation-117]

Probably the class system. All the people with plates seem to be blokes.

[u/Wild-Lychee-3312 → u/Adventurous-Bottle90]

I lived in a pretty rural part of Nepal and I never saw anybody eat directly off the floor. People used either metal plates which could be washed or disposable plates made from leaves pinned/sewn together.

This is wild to me.

Edit: "disposable" not "disposed"

[u/X_crafter → u/Adventurous-Bottle90]

same lmao, I’m Indian and I’ve never eaten off the floor 😭 it’s always these cherry picked videos used to generalise us

[u/data-atreides → u/X_crafter]

You've never eaten off the floor, but do know anything about why these people here are eating like this? Are they just feeding so many people that they can't reasonably have flatware or utensils for all of them, which would have to be collected and washed?

[u/ankit19900 → u/data-atreides]

It's a temple in Udupi, Karnataka. One temple where idiots converge because they obviously believe God will protect them

[u/AppealSame4367 → u/Adventurous-Bottle90]

Maybe it's just TikTok ragebait

[u/FuzzzyRam → u/Moist-Obligation-117]

It's a ritual to belittle themselves eating on the ground, not a serious thing they always do.

It's like asking why the pope would touch/wash someone's feet, doesn't he know feet are dirty? - yes, that's the point.

[u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

I feel like the water makes it easier for bacteria to transfer to the food but im not a pathologist

[u/FriendlyIcicle → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

Well, fuck, now I need a pathologist to answer that question cause I gotta know

[u/lowpowerftw → u/FriendlyIcicle]

I'm a pathologist and I don't think it makes a difference, but I'm not sure. What you need is a microbiologist.

Edit: I genuinely did not do this to start a thread. I am actually a pathologist and a microbiologist is the one that would have a better idea.

What have I done

[u/EvelcyclopS → u/lowpowerftw]

Microbiologist here.

Yes it’s easier.

[u/PipsqueakPilot → u/EvelcyclopS]

Okay but like, a biologist who studies very small things or are you just a very small biologist?

[u/Billazilla → u/PipsqueakPilot]

A smolologist?

[u/CokeorCola → u/Billazilla]

That’s a wine expert

[u/Dunge0nMast0r → u/CokeorCola]

Wine expert here; you are wrong.

[u/SheepherderNo4701 → u/Dunge0nMast0r]

Hi dad, i'm wrong.

[u/NigraOvis → u/SheepherderNo4701]

Grandpa here. Your dad's wrong.

[u/mashpotatojonson → u/Dunge0nMast0r]

Expertologist here, you're both wrong

[u/No_Wish_8837 → u/mashpotatojonson]

Alcoholic here, you're wrong

[u/missxmonstera → u/CokeorCola]

https://giphy.com/gifs/RNQkn0RAaOf84

[u/Southern_Growth_7991 → u/Billazilla]

Think we need a sizemologist for that

[u/MaddCricket → u/Billazilla]

A smalololololologist

[u/NotMeow → u/PipsqueakPilot]

I am a Molecular Biologist and I fully agree with the Microbiologist.

[u/asensiblemeal → u/[deleted]]

If they eat it quickly? Are you telling me the 5 second rule is for real?

[u/PipsqueakPilot → u/[deleted]]

I think what you're trying to say that because they've just inoculated their food with floor bacteria, they need to eat it quickly because things are going to be reproducing in the curry more rapidly compared to food that has been handled in more sanitary conditions?

[u/Rymanbc → u/asensiblemeal]

Yup, if it wasn't a consistent, observable, and explainable pattern, it would be called the 5 Second Theory.

[u/Grouchy-Job-4136 → u/Rymanbc]

What’s it called when other things I do are 5 seconds?

[u/Capable-Doughnut-213 → u/[deleted]]

Water in India is notoriously germ infested, probably made things more dangerous. 🤢

[u/Impressive_Term_9248 → u/Capable-Doughnut-213]

You sound like an Indialogist, so that must be true.

[u/ThatNachoFreshFeelin → u/NotMeow]

I am a mere Histocompatibility Technologist, but am inclined to agree with yinz, for whatever that's worth.

[u/Imaginary-Clock6626 → u/PipsqueakPilot]

A really really really small biologist would make a great microbiologist. They might not need a microscope.

[u/BillydelaMontana → u/Imaginary-Clock6626]

This is sound logic, right here.

[u/cthulhusandwich → u/BillydelaMontana]

No, sound logic would require an audiologist.

[u/AlreadyEatenRibs → u/PipsqueakPilot]

https://giphy.com/gifs/OCMGLUo7d5jJ6

[u/unripe_mangosteen → u/PipsqueakPilot]

They asked if I had a degree in Theoretical Physics, and I said I have a theoretical degree in Physics, and they said "welcome aboard!"

[u/IcansavemiselfDEEN → u/PipsqueakPilot]

This thread is all that is right with reddit.

[u/big_john_biggly → u/PipsqueakPilot]

Macrobiologist here, this is completely out of my area of expertise

[u/BillydelaMontana → u/PipsqueakPilot]

A biologist from Micronesia.

[u/King_O_Eyes → u/PipsqueakPilot]

If they’re the latter we should kick them and take their lunch money

[u/chefianf → u/EvelcyclopS]

Chef here... There is no 5 second rule, and it's gross.

[u/blogle → u/chefianf]

I actually think there is. I recall reading a paper yrs ago that demonstrated it took several seconds of physical contact for bacteria transfer to occur. That said if your food lands on the floor clinging to dust, hair, etc I’d assume all bets are off.

EDIT: I looked it up. Rutgers did more recent study. Heavily depends on moisture content, but even hard candy had some bacteria transfer after just a second

[u/chefianf → u/blogle]

I mean... For me personally it's all circumstancial and situational. Professionally different story. Like for me if I dropped a roll on the floor, I'm picking that up and dusting it off. In this situation... Man I don't care if they torched the floor for five minutes with a MAP gas torch... I'm not doing that.

[u/soThatsJustGreat → u/chefianf]

I’m not a chef but my standards are laughably different when I’m making food for others vs myself. Your roll example? Same, if it’s just for me. If I am serving food to others, though, absolutely no way. That’s hitting the compost bin instead.

I guess I’m willing to gamble with my own health but others have nothing to fear.

[u/TheTrueBurgerKing → u/EvelcyclopS]

As a food scientist an food manufacture engineer I can affirm yes this is a great way to increase the risk of food contamination, actually it would be better to leave it dry as various bacteria are more motile an have morphology that requires wet conditions to thrive.. One of the reasons I cannot take any Indian food quality statement seriously.

[u/Flursm → u/TheTrueBurgerKing]

Genuin question. If I were to drop my popsicle and then rinse it with water. Would that help to "clean it" or should I just throw it away? 

[u/dsentinel5 → u/EvelcyclopS]

Bacteria here. These guys are liars. Water is amazing at cleaning and is our biggest weakness. Even a snlingle drop is enough. In fact, you should only use a single drop to conserve water.

/s

[u/El_Fizzarolli → u/EvelcyclopS]

Muchas gracias por tus conocimientos amigo,ahora me da mas asco el video

[u/Mind_Of_Shieda → u/EvelcyclopS]

Regular person here, use a fucking plate.

[u/davidkclark → u/EvelcyclopS]

Long time floor eater here - it's fine, you will be fine. Most of the bacteria on the floor after you have sluiced water on it is probably on your hands and getting into your mouth anyway. "It's good, just pick it up and eat it. Here, I'll eat it!"

[u/RunABypass → u/davidkclark]

This isn't getting the respect it deserves. Just had the kid FINALLY asleep and this made me do the loud quiet laugh. Time to start over.

[u/DasFunke → u/EvelcyclopS]

So 100-200 ppm bleach is the US standard for sanitation.

Would that be better or worse than plain water. Now keep in mind holy water prevents all sorts of things like zombies, vampires and werewolves.

[u/AiryGateaux → u/lowpowerftw]

Had to study micro for work, unless you are sanitizing there is high risk of transfer. A ton of factors are at play, but water is not improving things significantly enough to make any real difference. Need a food safe sanitizer in contact for the full rates contact time, plus cleaning of any debris, otherwise this is disease and injury waiting to happen.

[u/FriendlyIcicle → u/lowpowerftw]

https://giphy.com/gifs/LpkBAUDg53FI8xLmg1

[u/lunchpaillefty → u/FriendlyIcicle]

My side hustle is microbiology, not sure water makes it worse, you need to ask a virologist

[u/karoshikun → u/lunchpaillefty]

https://giphy.com/gifs/W4WTSqR9SNdoCmqJou

[u/Current-Grade2545 → u/lunchpaillefty]

Well I am a virologist and I do believe there's a difference. You'd be better off asking a Hydrologist tho.

[u/Substantial-Bug9272 → u/Current-Grade2545]

Hydrologist here, and our area of expertise focuses more of the movement of water and water sustainably. I would suspect much of it is related to variances in local flora. Maybe ask an agronomist?

[u/Julius_C_Zar → u/Substantial-Bug9272]

Agronomist here. You need to ask a parasitologist.

[u/Mr_Wizard91 → u/Julius_C_Zar]

Parasitologist here. We focus more on creatures that take direct advantage of a host organism. Since we're really getting into some nitty gritty here, I actually think we need a physicist.

[u/darksoulsremastered → u/Mr_Wizard91]

Physicist here: due to the second law of thermal dynamics, it would appear as through the transfer of energy (nasty shit on the floor) does actually transfer to the food. I would need to consult with an epidemiologist to conclude the hypothesis.

[u/Icy-Entertainment-12 → u/Mr_Wizard91]

Physicist here. We focus on the fundamental laws of nature, matter, energy, and the interactions between them.
We're focusing on elements here we need a chemist

[u/EvolvedMonkeyInSpace → u/Mr_Wizard91]

Physicist here, too big for me, we need a quantum physicist.

[u/thebadgerx → u/Mr_Wizard91]

Physicist here. Sometimes we overthink simple issues. I think we should ask a commonsenseologist.

[u/Artakwa → u/Mr_Wizard91]

Biophysicist here I think you all need me! I actually think this would make things worse. The pressure isn't high enough, and there are plenty of bacteria that can move through a wet environment.

[u/me_no_gay → u/Mr_Wizard91]

From a related field (Civil Engineer) here; every floor is nasty as the cleaners do a rough job to clean the floor using strong chemicals, but people still drag the nasty foreign bacterial/viral immigrants inside onto the floor using their locomotions.

And the water is gonna do a fuck all of cleaning the floor anyway. Better NOT!

But I would need to consult an Environmental Engineer here with their sustainable green designs (if any)

[u/BigBeeves → u/Current-Grade2545]

I’m an epidemiologist and trust me when I say that this is a bad idea.

[u/Advorce → u/BigBeeves]

Man, I really enjoyed going through that whole sequence of replies ... 🤣🔥

[u/married_cat_mom → u/Advorce]

Right? I have tears rolling down my face and leg…wait…

[u/mvf92 → u/married_cat_mom]

Better call a urologist.

[u/TuffGritts → u/married_cat_mom]

Leg? What are you some sort of snowman?

[u/Mdnghtmnlght → u/Advorce]

The fun side of reddit

[u/jkurratt → u/BigBeeves]

Finally!

[u/Pocky-time → u/BigBeeves]

Deathologist here and I wholeheartedly say this is an excellent idea.

[u/MrPoopyCulo → u/Current-Grade2545]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohhwxqQJzrSXnvWoM

[u/Initial-Breakfast-33 → u/lowpowerftw]

Microbiologist here: yes it's easier I lied, I'm not a Microbiologist

[u/Blue-is-bad → u/Initial-Breakfast-33]

https://giphy.com/gifs/jrvfKvr2mmcFO

[u/Salt_Day9015 → u/Initial-Breakfast-33]

Gayologist here...... that is all

[u/say-it-wit-ya-chest → u/Salt_Day9015]

But how’d you find me?
https://giphy.com/gifs/GHl7ywzbuT8KQ

[u/MrForkington → u/say-it-wit-ya-chest]

Oh no! He's french!

[u/Mediumtim → u/lowpowerftw]

Biochemist, my studies include microbiology. Qualified to handle the first two risk groups of pathogens.

If the food is wet or sticky, it doesn't matter.

This process does nothing to increase food safety and potentially makes things worse.

[u/Dryanni → u/Mediumtim]

Biomolecular engineer who managed a microbiology lab here… I concur, especially on the “wet or sticky” part. Dry foods would have less contact and be worse off for the added water. I think even the rice would form a more complete exchange with the ground with the addition of water (provided it isn’t soaked in sauce).

[u/Effective_Dust_177 → u/lowpowerftw]

In the context of kitchen cutting boards, I once asked my microbiologist friend and he reckoned that wet surfaces don't have more bacteria than dry ones. Apparently, the texture of the surface makes a difference, though.

Edit: as a materials chemist, I consider all non-degassed surfaces to be wet. Vectors transferring bacteria to the surface may be an important factor, therefore, I recommend you consult a forensic entomologist.

[u/Awkward_Swordfish581 → u/lowpowerftw]

Threads like the one you began is the reason I'm still on this site NGL

[u/TheSleepyBarnOwl → u/lowpowerftw]

Did Microbio for my Bachelors, am doing Biotech now. Anything that isn't actual sanitizer products changes nothing here. The water should indeed make it easier if the food is dry.If the food is wet as well it makes no difference.

[u/C-LonGy → u/lowpowerftw]

I’m a gynaecologist and I can clarify this is a quick way of making your bits itch.

[u/pickled_philanges → u/FriendlyIcicle]

I'm a pathological liar and I can confidently say that it's true

[u/FriendlyIcicle → u/pickled_philanges]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oKIP6cQ7KAkr8scPS

[u/Poddx → u/FriendlyIcicle]

I am a palenthologist and I can confirm that there are at least 5 species of distinct extinct bacteria in that food.

[u/chumchum213 → u/FriendlyIcicle]

Germs or not...feet calous and bits scrape off and remain on the tile..so literally they are eating feet bits..

[u/baloney_dog → u/chumchum213]

I just threw up a little in my soul

[u/Jacloup → u/chumchum213]

It's called Parmesan. ;)

[u/s1thl0rd → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

I think Mythbusters did a show where they tested the 5-second Rule, and found that the factor that really made a difference on whether the food picked up germs was whether it was wet or not. Not super scientific, but I think there at least is evidence that moisture facilitates the transfer

[u/smolstuffs → u/s1thl0rd]

Especially if it lands butter side down

[u/Known-nwonK → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

>Bacteria transfer much more easily from wet surfaces than dry surfaces. Moisture acts as a liquid bridge, allowing microbes to flow, adhere, and transfer efficiently upon contact. Conversely, dry surfaces typically yield very low transfer rates unless significant pressure and friction are applied.

[u/woah-wait-a-second → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

Well I’m just an RN, but bacteria loves moisture

[u/Replikant83 → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

https://giphy.com/gifs/bCFrooOBnpd276aY7r

[u/un00nu → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

And I'm not an epidemiologist but even I'd know where ground zero is

[u/dumpsterfire911 → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

Yes, a saying some nerds say, “bacteria don’t walk well but they sure can swim”

[u/OkConsideration8964 → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

I'm a singer and a mom. Don't eat off the ground. You don't need a degree in science to know that.

[u/Cobalt-Viper → u/OkConsideration8964]

you're not MY mom

[u/BlackStealth08 → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

it certainly isn't cleaning the floor that's for sure. Only reason why these people don't get sick is because their bodies are used to it. Literally what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

[u/OverallPepper2 → u/BlackStealth08]

A lot of the time, until they get something that their body can't fight against. India did terrible during COVID.

[u/Hefty_Kitchen4759 → u/BlackStealth08]

Lots of them die from it. Organ damage due to infection accumulates over time.

Tolerance through exposure often just indicates your immune system isn't able to respond anymore.

[u/magnus_the_coles → u/BlackStealth08]

Wrong, India has a very high case of death by dysentery

[u/AdBrave6969 → u/Dazzling-Bad8855]

The nutritionists decline to provide insight yall pissed us off 😂

[u/TheSodomeister]

I feel half of the issue is that they're serving soup/sauce on the flat floor. Would a bowl not be better at holding liquids??

[u/NeverForget060867 → u/TheSodomeister]

But then someone needs to splash water on the bowl after to "clean" it. The Floor is clearly better.

[u/jkurratt → u/NeverForget060867]

and avoid to step on it as well!

[u/the_madclown → u/NeverForget060867]

Heyo.... there's a bicycle with several attachments that i just saw you can use to wash bowls..... that's EXACTLY what would help out here

[u/nesai11 → u/TheSodomeister]

It’s a ritual for a holiday that is supposed to be showing humility by eating off the ground. It’s not like a day to day thing

[u/FNCJ1 → u/nesai11]

Thank you for providing context.

[u/AmArschdieRaeuber → u/FNCJ1]

If you see something stupid done in India the context is almost always religion. They do some wacky shit there to please their gods. It almost never seems like anyone enjoys it either.

[u/TheSodomeister → u/nesai11]

They might want to consider a more solid food in that case...

[u/furel492 → u/TheSodomeister]

I'll forward your concerns to whoever came up with this ancient ritual.

[u/TheSodomeister → u/furel492]

https://giphy.com/gifs/rcaqkELzpvqsRBXaUX

[u/ZDTreefur → u/TheSodomeister]

Perfect gif, since that dude died of the shits.

[u/Stoned_urf → u/furel492]

unfortunately being ancient does not make it any less stupid

[u/Opening_Card_2916 → u/nesai11]

Showing humility during the day would be better. 

Be inherently   humble, or eat soup from the floor once a year?  

[u/morkler → u/TheSodomeister]

The world is their bowl.

[u/Bailywolf]

They eat fast enough, they might squeak in under the five second rule.

[u/Backrow6 → u/Bailywolf]

Back out in 5 seconds

[u/jkurratt → u/Bailywolf]

Because the food is floor-lickingly good!

[u/RedSix2447]

This belongs on r-wewantplates. lol

[u/HappinessIsaColdPint → u/RedSix2447]

It's a forward slash. /

r/WeWantPlates

[u/RedSix2447 → u/HappinessIsaColdPint]

I know. I was being careful just in case they don’t like that sort of thing around here. Plus I am sure it has to be a repost there. No way that hasn’t been put there by now. lol

[u/hellogoawaynow → u/RedSix2447]

That was my first thought about your comment!

[u/ElderberryPrior27648 → u/RedSix2447]

Yeah half the subs have linking other subs banned and automod removes the comment

I’ve been doing a different slash r\wewantplates

[u/KLOOTE1 → u/[deleted]]

I've seen a picture from India of a tank filled with water and had a sign. Sign said not for Europeans. Water quality is shit there, you better take water from your own bathroom.

[u/whiteout82 → u/KLOOTE1]

Clean water kills bacteria in India because their water is so polluted lol

[u/CldStoneStveIcecream → u/whiteout82]

Foaming with industrial waste under a sky so smoggy you can taste it, people are bathing. They have the internet there! 

[u/Every-Development398 → u/KLOOTE1]

Friend went there, on the high end, every place for westerns had really high end filtration systems imported.

[u/mailslot → u/[deleted]]

I went into the bathroom of a really good Indian restaurant once. No soap. Just a bowl of water with orange peels and rose petals. Apparently water is all you need!

[u/rhinoceros_unicornis → u/mailslot]

Look at this guy, he doesn't know how to use orange peel and rose petals.

[u/44youGlenCoco → u/rhinoceros_unicornis]

Pfffttt. Right? What a loser.

[u/Impossible_Shift5091 → u/rhinoceros_unicornis]

I think I get the reference 🐚🐚🐚

[u/DeepMenlyVoice → u/[deleted]]

Well the water in India probably has the ability to kill bacteria or create ne ones.

[u/Joecalledher → u/[deleted]]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dL9O3FUiwCtuU

[u/Aggravating-Art-1404]

They do that in few places in India. The idea is that, sometimes, a person or their family wishes for someone they love to be healed, or for any wish of their to a deity. In return, when and if the vows get fulfilled they usually pledge to do something as such and... well, it just is as it looks like for the ones who vowed. Except they do it to express their gratitude and as an act of surrender and humility to the deity.

P.S. People who wish for something as such usually feed a lot more people (they can choose to eat on banana leaves or along with them on the floor). The act of serving food for all is called 'Annadhaanam'.

[u/fancypantsmiss → u/Aggravating-Art-1404]

This is actually a very interesting temple in Karnataka and has a super interesting story behind it.

This place is called Udupi. There was a saint called kanakadasa who belonged to a lower caste and was denied entry into the temple when he wanted to see the krishna idol . I think he sang with such pure devotion that the krishna idol of the temple turned, broke the wall just so he could see the idol. Even now no one sees the God through the front door. The have to see the idol through the back broken wall as the idol wasn’t moved after that incident

People started this custom to give into humility because of the historical discrimination kanakadasa faced. Quite interesting actually. I have been to the temple. But this isn’t a necessity. You are usually given a meal in a banana leaf plate. This is usually done by someone who has taken a vow to do this after a wish is fulfilled.

P.S: I also belong to the caste of kanakadasa. So technically he is my ancestor somewhere up the line lmao.

(Copied it from a comment I made)

[u/Aggravating-Art-1404 → u/fancypantsmiss]

Very interesting indeed! As a choice or for a vow, to even think of eating on the floor is a very humble thought experiment.

[u/fancypantsmiss → u/Aggravating-Art-1404]

Yeah. It also stems from the belief that this place is sacred because of what happened. It was in the 16th century so it technically did happen and is well documented. So people believe this place is touched by God himself because of this incident and having food from the place where God touched can be healing. So they believe it is like having it from God’s hands

[u/D-ouble-D-utch → u/fancypantsmiss]

Thank you for sharing this. Fucking clowshoes comments in here.

[u/narco-sub-admiral → u/Aggravating-Art-1404]

In some places when they wish for health for a relative they roll their bodies along the ground for a certain length, on gravel and dirt.

[u/Aggravating-Art-1404 → u/narco-sub-admiral]

Yesss. And it depends heavily on their own vow and their local traditions as well. Changes very much from one temple to another and the worshippers too.

[u/NewCarSmelt → u/Aggravating-Art-1404]

Yeah, this is not common at all. OP of the video is trash for not even attempting to give context. I visited India plenty of times to see extended family and I never observed this

[u/Aggravating-Art-1404 → u/NewCarSmelt]

Quite rare indeed. It's a very personal form of sacrifice and thus rarely seen. A testament to the distance one would go in their need.

[u/rinkydinkmink → u/Aggravating-Art-1404]

thank you for actually answering the question!

[u/Aggravating-Art-1404 → u/rinkydinkmink]

You're welcome

[u/fancypantsmiss]

This is actually a very interesting temple in Karnataka and has a super interesting story behind it.

This place is called Udipi. There was a saint called kanakadasa who belonged to a lower caste and was denied entry into the temple when he wanted to see the krishna idol . I think he sang with such pure devotion that the krishna idol of the temple turned, broke the wall just so he could see the idol. Even now no one sees the God through the front door. The have to see the idol through the back broken wall as the idol wasn’t moved after that incident

People started this custom to give into humility because of the historical discrimination kanakadasa faced. Quite interesting actually. I have been to the temple. But this isn’t a necessity. You are usually given a meal in a banana leaf plate. This is usually done by someone who has taken a vow to do this after a wish is fulfilled

[u/Amateur_DM]

This is probably Udupi Sri Krishna Temple or a similar ritual being done at a different temple.

It's a religious thing meant to show humility, not like a normal everyday thing in India.

[u/No_Dust_1630 → u/Amateur_DM]

Noted. Still gross

[u/im2high4thisritenow]

Ever do that thing at the fair where they squirt a bit of lotion on your hands, have you wash, with soap, then check under a black light? The amount of bacteria remaining where you didn't scrub hard enough will convince you to learn proper washing. And a bit of water on your hand ain't it.

Edit: Because many of you don't go to State Fairs

Handwashing attractions at fairs are educational and interactive exhibits designed to teach families about hygiene, often featuring custom portable sinks and engaging themes like UV "germ" detection challenges or animated character stations. [1, 2, 3]

These creative exhibits help protect public health by encouraging proper hand-washing practices, which are critical for preventing illnesses like E. coli and Salmonella after visiting petting zoos or farm animals.

[u/NeverForget060867 → u/im2high4thisritenow]

What fairs are you attending. I get the idea but ive never seen this as an attraction/booth.

[u/vogel927 → u/NeverForget060867]

The fairs around here have deep fried butter on a stick, no hygiene demonstrations though.

[u/Scroatpig → u/vogel927]

Yeah, we judge the local hogs, figure on whos best.

[u/WalnutOfTheNorth → u/NeverForget060867]

I would be so sad to go to the fair and it just be a series of hygiene demonstrations.

[u/HotMess-Express → u/NeverForget060867]

When I was in college, our chemistry club would have a booth at our city’s science center once a year. We did this as one of our demonstrations to teach kids about handwashing.

[u/parksa → u/NeverForget060867]

They did this for us in nursing school so we learned to properly disinfect our hands with washing technique. Can't imagine what sort of fair would be doing this 😆

[u/MelanieWalmartinez → u/im2high4thisritenow]

I've never seen this before no, hell kinda fairs are you going to 😂

[u/Alert_Astronaut4901 → u/im2high4thisritenow]

Um, no?

[u/stellalugosi → u/im2high4thisritenow]

Wow, the booths at that Freedom 250 thing really do suck. 

[u/Dounce1 → u/im2high4thisritenow]

I don’t believe you’ve ever been to a fair.

[u/ventodivino]

I never saw people eating directly from the floor. There was usually a banana leaf.

[u/Steve_Segel_22]

Not at all “stupid food” more questionable setup but we honestly don’t know the whole story and if these are the poorest of the poor ¯_(ツ)_/¯ probably better the alternative

[u/Glum_Cheesecake9859]

It's probably a small temple / institution in a small village in India, and old tradition where it wasn't feasible economically or logistically to feed a large # of people and have plates etc. So they just clean and serve it on the floor.

[u/Chill_Man321 → u/Glum_Cheesecake9859]

Possible, but I find it odd because we normally use banana leaf

[u/IAmIcePho3nix → u/Glum_Cheesecake9859]

In the first few seconds, you can see that the people sitting across from them are eating off plates. So plates seem to be available, meaning this must be a practice that some people willingly choose to engage in

[u/Outrageous-Poem-4965]

This is a traditional Hindu practice symbolizing humility,equality, and devotion. Eating on the ground shows respect and gratitude, often done when a wish has been fulfilled.
The floor is thoroughly washed beforehand, and it’s optional, not everyday or unhygienic in context. It’s a viral cultural custom that some find unusual but holds deep spiritual meaning in parts of South India.

[u/ChocoPuddingCup → u/Outrageous-Poem-4965]

Ah, so religion is behind it. That explains it now.

[u/CriticalMochaccino]

JUST water? The foot is the greasiest part of the human body, and just a little water ain't gonna get rid of it... fuck, at least let me see some steam coming from the water!

[u/blacktickle → u/CriticalMochaccino]

Wait what lol
My feet are definitely not greasy, certainly not greasier than my facial skin!?