Holy anger as Indian priest ritual is put online

Priests in the Hindu holy town of Gaya in India have criticised a move to introduce an online version of a traditional ritual.

Holy anger as Indian priest ritual is put online

Priests in the Hindu holy town of Gaya in India have criticised a move to introduce an online version of a traditional ritual.

Thousand of Indians gather in Gaya every year to perform the last rites of their ancestors. The priests – known as pandas – have been performing the ritual called “pind daan” for centuries.

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