Restoring the sacred aura of Gandhi's shrine after Bush's visit

what...? you would expect george bush to show respect for anyone else's culture...? puh-l-e-e-e-eze...

Hindu priests who look after the memorial of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi conducted a purification ceremony at the shrine after a visit from President Bush. But it wasn't the president who offended them, it was the sniffer-dogs who scoured the area ahead of his visit.

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The dogs, flown in from the U.S., were part of the intense security surrounding the president, but the Hindu priests believe they tainted the site.

Letting dogs into the memorial also drew sharp protest from Hindu politicians and Gandhi's great grandson, Tushar Gandhi, who called the incident a "national shame," the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

if george visited my house, i think i'd end up moving out... i don't think there's a purification rite that would remove the "taint..."

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