Tiled Gods Appear on Mumbai Streets (13 images)

It's religion at its most practical. Ceramic tiles painted with images of Krishna, Jesus and Buddha have over the years been employed to dissuade people from urinating in public places. Strategically tacked up on walls, corners, even pavements, they work on our most common superstition--that defiling an image of God is bound to kick you down a peg or two on the heavenly ladder. It's insightful to note their often unusual placements and the happy juxtaposition of multi-faith God tiles in a...
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It's religion at its most practical. Ceramic tiles painted with images of Krishna, Jesus and Buddha have over the years been employed to dissuade people from urinating in public places. Strategically tacked up on walls, corners, even pavements, they work on our most common superstition--that defiling an image of God is bound to kick you down a peg or two on the heavenly ladder. It's insightful to note their often unusual placements and the happy juxtaposition of multi-faith God tiles in a nation which is often irreversibly divided along the co-ordinates of religion.
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