Why are there so many old turtles in Ganges, India? Will anyone eat it?

The Ganges River in India is regarded as a sacred "mother river" by many Indians, but this river has not enjoyed the treatment of the mother river! There is a creature living in it, which makes the Indians helpless, unable to eat and unable to destroy. It's an Indian Ganges turtle!

Turtle, also known as turtle, normally speaking, it is rare for wild turtles to grow to more than ten kilograms! But in the Ganges River in India, these old turtles are only surprisingly heavy, from ten kilograms to dozens of kilograms! The length from beginning to end can reach an astonishing 70- 100 cm, which is a proper "giant turtle" in people's eyes! These old turtles even got into the habit of crawling, begging and feeding in front of people!

These old turtles are so huge that they are just longevity champions. Originally, turtles have a long life span, and the life span of these huge old turtles can even reach 50- 100 years! Moreover, in the breeding season, an adult turtle can breed 3-5 times, and each time it lays eggs, it can reach about 10- 18. After years of laying eggs, hatching, feeding and no natural enemies, the number of old turtles in the Ganges River in India has reached an astonishing million!

If a turtle was found in the wild in China, it is estimated that it would have been caught and eaten by fishing friends! A normal wild turtle is hard to find!

However, in the Ganges River in India, the proliferation of old soft-shelled turtles makes people sigh! The source of all this comes from the special significance of the Ganges!

The Ganges River is located in northern India and is about 25 10 km long. It is known as India's "mother river", but although it has the reputation of mother river, it has not enjoyed the due treatment! The holy river has become a "remnant river"!

Indians have a festival called cauldron festival. A big pot festival, more than 1 100 million people go to the Ganges to take a bath. Imagine if so many people go in to wash, even the cleanest river will become turbid! What's more, it is 1 100 million people!

Some people at the bottom of India don't have the money to be cremated when their loved ones die, but they believe that the Ganges water can wash the soul and think that the Ganges is the Milky Way! They are used to floating their dead relatives on the Ganges River, which is called "water burial"! This water burial doesn't matter, mainly because the body is immersed in water, which can help these old turtles who like carrion, and the floating body naturally becomes the key care object of the old turtle!

Not only that, people living around the Ganges also like to wash clothes and drink water in the Ganges, and even some chemical plants directly flow some unpurified industrial wastewater into the Ganges! These behaviors have greatly aggravated the pollution degree of Ganges water! Some people even laughed that in the Ganges water, half of the periodic table of elements can be collected!

Because of the unparalleled status of the Ganges, Indians have become very respectful of everything in the Ganges: bathing, drinking water and washing clothes. Being close to the Ganges is the best washing for your body! Therefore, it is also an unwritten rule not to eat any animals in the river, which covers all the old turtles and leads to more and more old turtles!

There are so many old soft-shelled turtles breeding now, which are closely related to the special status of Ganges in India, with high spawning data, food is the first thing for people, and natural enemies are almost non-existent, leading to the flooding of soft-shelled turtles in Ganges!

This question is absolutely untenable for Indians! As I said before, the Ganges is sacred in their eyes, and the creatures in the Ganges are naturally not allowed to eat! So, what about exporting to other countries?

In fact, India is also racking its brains for the old turtles. They couldn't kill or eat, so they turned their attention to the foodies in China. You know, in China, any delicious food, as long as it is targeted, can't escape being eaten!

Crawfish is the best example!

However, does this also apply to the old turtle in Ganges? Obviously not applicable!

You know, India has a population of about1300 million, of which 300-400 million people live near the Ganges River Basin. So many people are used to going to the Ganges to bathe and wash clothes, and even scattering the ashes of their loved ones on the Ganges. Coupled with the sewage discharge mentioned above, these things have caused damage to the ecological environment of the Ganges, and the pollution situation is extremely serious! You can even see a lot of rubbish and pollutants on the banks of some polluted rivers. You can imagine how many bacteria exist in it!

Living in this water quality, the Ganges turtle can imagine how much garbage and toxins it carries. You know, our foodies in China are very particular about food. Who dares to eat such unclean things? Therefore, this idea was decisively rejected by foodies in China!

The invasion of alien species, if not handled in time, will have a huge joint impact! The existence of Ganges soft-shelled turtle is a kind of destruction to the Ganges ecosystem in India. Only by protecting the ecological environment and maintaining the ecological balance can we play a long-term role in environmental protection!

I don't know what Indians will do to Ganges turtles, but I know that China will never be a catcher! The foodies in China don't agree! Because health and safety are absolutely the first!

What do you think of this?

The Ganges is a sacred river in the hearts of Indians, so it goes without saying that the water quality is dirty. At the same time, there are two species in the Ganges, the first is catfish, and the second is our protagonist Ganges turtle today. When it comes to fishing in China, wild turtles are basically invisible, but in the Ganges, they are not only everywhere, but also magical. It even crawls to your side, hoping to be fed. Does it feel "magical"?

So how "magical" is the turtle situation in the Ganges? Turtle is a slow-growing animal. It belongs to a warm-blooded animal. When the outside temperature is lower than 15, it will dive into the sand and start the hibernation mode. It is also based on this feature that soft-shelled turtles usually gain 1-200g every year, so we rarely see huge soft-shelled turtles.

The first characteristic of Ganges soft-shelled turtle is its huge size. It can be seen everywhere in the Ganges, weighing from a dozen kilograms to dozens of kilograms, and its body length can reach 70- 100 cm. It takes at least ten years for the tortoise to grow into this shape. The name "old turtle" can't run away.

The second characteristic of Ganges soft-shelled turtle is its huge number. According to the estimation of Indian wildlife experts, the number of Trionyx sinensis in the Ganges has reached an astonishing 5 million, which is comparable to that of catfish, and the Ganges has been properly controlled.

After seeing this situation, China people will inevitably wonder why there are so many giant turtles in the Ganges. If we use the domestic food property, I'm afraid none of these giant turtles can stay. In fact, India has never thought of exporting these Ganges turtles to China for exchange, but Ganges products are just like Fukushima pigs. Specifically, why Ganges turtles are flooding, why Indians don't eat turtles, and why China people don't eat Ganges turtles.

The root of the flooding of Ganges turtles lies in the sacred river in the eyes of Indians. It is the sacred position of the Ganges in the hearts of Indians that makes it a hotbed for turtles to thrive. The ancient Indian literature book says:

It is because of this heritage that Indians today like to bathe in the Ganges. Take India's most famous kettle festival (holy water bath festival) as an example. Every time it is held, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of believers attend and go to the Ganges to wash their souls. This is also the largest religious activity in the world at present.

The Ganges has such an important position in the hearts of the living, and it is naturally equally lofty after death. Today, Indians still regard cremation next to the Ganges as the most auspicious thing, and the bones left after cremation will be thrown directly into the Ganges, believing that this will help the deceased to bring relief. What's more, water burial will be carried out directly, that is, the deceased will be tied to a raft directly after death, and then let it drift with the Ganges.

It can be seen from here that the Ganges River has unparalleled significance for Indians, whether before or after death, and it is well-deserved to be called the holy river.

So what does this have to do with the flooding of Ganges turtles? I can only say that it matters a lot. Because of the sacred position of the Ganges in the hearts of Indians, they will not only eat any animals in the Ganges, but also feed turtles in the Ganges. This is simply uncomfortable. Ganges soft-shelled turtle has no natural enemies in Ganges and is well taken care of by Indian people. Rapid reproduction is impossible.

An adult Ganges soft-shelled turtle can breed about 3-5 times, laying 3- 18 eggs each time, so for decades, Ganges soft-shelled turtle has naturally flooded.

Why doesn't anyone eat Ganges turtles? For this matter, we can only say that the Indians succeeded and the Ganges was defeated. It became the Ganges River because it is the cradle of the rise of Indian civilization, making ancient India one of the four ancient civilizations, and making Indians still regard the Ganges River as a holy land. However, it is this attitude that regards the Ganges as a holy land that makes the water quality of the Ganges rather poor and makes the Ganges turtles inedible. So how bad is the water quality of the Ganges?

Let's talk about the reasons for the deterioration of water quality in Ganges. The first reason is naturally that Indians like to bathe in the Ganges. Think about it, how spectacular it is that tens of millions of people take turns to bathe in the Ganges, and it also naturally pollutes the water quality. At the same time, their custom of water burial will also deeply pollute the Ganges, making it easier for the Ganges to breed bacteria and germs.

Other behaviors, such as directly discharging domestic sewage into the Ganges, further worsen the water quality of the Ganges. Let's make up our minds. What is the situation that hundreds of millions of people along the Ganges River directly discharge domestic sewage into the Ganges River? Can the water quality be clean under such circumstances? But to make matters worse, India wants to develop its economy, so there are more and more heavily polluting enterprises such as chemical plants on both sides of the Ganges. They chose to discharge unpurified industrial wastewater directly into the Ganges River, and it is strange that the Ganges River is not dirty.

The World Environmental Protection Organization once inspected the ecological environment on both sides of the Ganges River, and they found that there were nearly 65,438+10,000 bacteria in a glass of Ganges water. Indians dare to drink this water directly.

Ganges soft-shelled turtle is an omnivore, and it also has the characteristics of carrion. Think about the water burial of the Ganges, the water quality of the Ganges. These conditions lead to a large number of bacteria and viruses in soft-shelled turtle standing at the high point of Ganges food chain, and many pathogens spread to soft-shelled turtle through food chain and gather in it. These pathogens are very resistant to drugs.

Therefore, the Ganges soft-shelled turtle is very unsuitable as food, and the pathogens on it can easily make people sick. It is estimated that only Indians who grew up drinking Ganges water can control Ganges turtles, but they have such respect for all creatures in Ganges.

In the final analysis, in essence, the flood of Ganges turtles is still India's own failure to deal with this matter. If the Indian people eat Ganges turtles themselves, this problem will naturally disappear. Of course, Indian people have their own traditions, which we can understand and respect. But if you want to export to China, at least you need to pass the health quarantine. No one will take over the health of the Ganges turtle. So, they didn't handle it themselves.

Not all old turtles are popular. People will happily go to ponds, rivers and other places to catch China turtles, but you are not even in the mood to fish in that river unless you are Indian. Yes, this river is the Ganges River in India.

At present, the Ganges River is flooded with two kinds of creatures, one is a huge and fierce catfish, and the other is a huge number of Ganges turtles. This turtle is free to breed and grow in the Ganges River system, without the restriction of natural enemies. It's like being in heaven. The individual is as big as a pot cover and weighs tens of kilograms. But this old turtle is not worried about being caught, and dares to beg for food from people on the banks of the Ganges River, so its number is further expanded. At present, it is as high as 5 million, making it a overlord of the Ganges River system.

Old turtles in other waters should always be careful when they grow up, because humans are staring at their fat, but the old turtles in the Ganges River basin are different. It is not difficult for them to die, so that the turtle in the Millennium turtle refers to the Ganges turtle. In fact, the Ganges soft-shelled turtle is not only distributed in the Ganges River basin, but also in the Indus River, the Mohanadi River in Pakistan and Bangladesh, but the old soft-shelled turtle in the Ganges River basin is the most special.

This old turtle has a long life span, which can reach hundreds of years. It lives in resource-rich waters such as the Ganges, and all of them show unique skills and become stronger and stronger. Adult individuals can even grow to 1 meter long, and their reproductive ability is amazing. From May to 65438+ 10 every year, the female soft-shelled turtle can lay up to 50 eggs, with a minimum of 10 at a time.

Since the old soft-shelled turtle is a kind of nutritious fish, the number of soft-shelled turtles in the Ganges River basin has undoubtedly affected the ecology, so why not salvage it and make it into a dish?

In fact, there was this idea in the local area, but it ended in vain, because the Ganges turtle was covered with toxins and was called a poisonous turtle. Who dares to eat such an animal? The reason why the Ganges turtle becomes a poisonous turtle is related to its omnivorousness. This kind of animal eats omnivores, eating meat, fish and shrimp at the bottom of the river, and even carrion floating on the river. The Ganges turtle is fearless. Of course, the reason why no one dares to eat the Ganges turtle is that the Ganges, India's mother river, is no longer a clean and clear river.

The Ganges River originates from the southern foothills of the Himalayas, with a total length of 2,700 kilometers and a drainage area of/kloc-0.06 million square kilometers, accounting for 25% of India's territory. It is known as the mother river of India and created the famous Ganges civilization. But it is such a river, but now it is a "poisonous" river full of garbage, floating bodies and unbearable pollution.

It is said that after doing this bowl of Ganges water, he will still be an Indian in the afterlife. I'm afraid only devout Hindus dare to do this, and others are just teasing.

In the 1980s, the Ganges was still a clear river. The river is rich in dissolved oxygen and microorganisms, and its self-purification ability is super strong, and some areas can completely meet the drinking water standard. However, with the rapid development of India's economy and the acceleration of industrialization, the number of coastal smelting and chemical plants has surged, and industrial wastewater has been discharged indiscriminately, making the heavy metals in the Ganges seriously exceed the standard. In addition, domestic waste water and garbage in coastal cities, bathing and washing activities of residents are carried out in the Ganges, which undoubtedly increases the burden of the Ganges.

The Ganges is a sacred river in the hearts of Indians. Bathing in the Ganges water can even purify the soul. Every year, countless Indians bathe in the Ganges River. About 654.38+0.5 billion people will bathe in the Ganges at the famous Great Pot Festival. It's nothing. Indians have the custom of water burial. People will throw corpses, ashes and animal carcasses directly into the Ganges. As a result, floating bodies appear from time to time in the Ganges, which shocked foreigners, but Indians have become accustomed to it.

At present, the Ganges River is full of various religious sacrifices, carrion, domestic garbage and industrial wastewater, and the pollution has seriously exceeded the self-purification capacity of the river. At present, the number of Escherichia coli per milliliter of water is as high as 654.38+ million, far exceeding the average level of other rivers.

Modi once released an ambitious plan to purify the Ganges River, and the result was nothing. It is said that when you go to india tourism, don't drink water from food stalls, or diarrhea will make you doubt your life.

Imagine that aquatic animals living in such a polluted river must have excessive heavy metals in their bodies and are full of all kinds of plastic waste particles. Asian carp in the Great Lakes of North America once made people feel inedible. In contrast, the Ganges turtle is much dirtier than the Asian carp. It carries a lot of bacteria and viruses and goes deep into the meat, which is difficult for even the most powerful chef to clean.

Such poison is inedible and naturally impossible to export. Although the Ganges turtle is relatively large, its appearance is not much different from that of many turtles. Can I take it to other countries? Don't worry about this. At present, China's import and export coastal inspection is relatively strict. 20 18 Jiangsu Nanjing Airport Quarantine Bureau found a Ganges turtle in the suitcase of a passenger from Bangladesh. At present, living animals belong to animals and plants that are forbidden to enter the country, and the Ganges turtle belongs to the national first-class protected species, so even if you want to eat it, it is impossible.

"No, we won't eat them. They are sacred, and there are gods living in them. Their existence contributes to the ecological stability of rivers. "

This is what most Indians think. Not only will they not kill old turtles, but they will even feed them.

Reasons for the flood of old soft-shelled turtles in Ganges 1. Self-reason.

The Ganges soft-shelled turtle, scientifically named Bianban soft-shelled turtle, is an oviparous amphibious reptile, mainly distributed in South Asia.

Their life span is very long, 50-75 years, up to 70-100 cm. At the same time, they have strong reproductive ability and lay eggs from May to August every year. Female turtles weighing more than 500 grams can lay 24-30 eggs, usually 3-4 times, and can lay nearly 40 eggs at most.

In the Ganges, the Ganges turtle is at the top of the food chain. It can be said that as long as humans don't prey on them, they are invincible and can die completely.

Ganges soft-shelled turtle has a strong adaptability to the environment, and all kinds of bad water quality can survive. Moreover, they are carnivorous omnivores. The fish resources in the Ganges are very rich and grow rapidly, and it is easy to grow into behemoths, and the number is increasing.

2. Religious belief

The Ganges, in the hearts of Indians, is a sacred existence. Locals should bathe in the Ganges at least once in their lives, in order to pray for the holy river to wash away their sins from generation to generation.

Therefore, for Indians, especially Hindus, everything in the Ganges, including the living things in it, will be regarded as gods and generally will not be considered for consumption.

3. Eating habits

India is a vegetarian kingdom with a population of 65.438+0.37 billion, most of whom are religious, of which 65.438+0.05 billion believe in Hinduism. Hindus are vegetarians They are strict vegetarians and don't even eat eggs.

There are no game stores in India. Not only is no one interested in game, but Indians don't eat fish, loach, turtles, turtles, snakes and the like. As for eating dog meat, cat meat and pigeon meat, it is even more unimaginable.

So the Ganges turtle will not appear on the Indian table.

The reason why we don't eat the old soft-shelled turtle in Ganges is because we try our best to grab such food, but in fact we avoid the soft-shelled turtle in Ganges. Because as a foodie, we should also pursue quality.

Although many of us have never seen the pollution of the Ganges with our own eyes, we have already learned about it in detail through various media channels.

Due to Hindu culture and tradition, Indians are either buried in water or cremated after death. But the ashes and bodies were eventually thrown into the Ganges. Even the Indian beast, cattle, entered the Ganges after death.

The high-density people on both sides of the Ganges River directly enter the Ganges River without treatment for their daily water and sewage. Some industrial sewage is also directly poured into the Ganges.

Over time, the water pollution caused by corpse decay, as well as domestic garbage and industrial garbage, has already turned the originally sacred Ganges River into a dirty and bacteria-breeding river.

As early as 2007, the Ganges River was rated as one of the five most polluted rivers in the world, and the fecal coliforms in the water measured exceeded the standard value 100 times set by the Indian government. Pollution not only harms human beings, but also threatens 140 species of fish, 90 species of amphibians and endangered puffer fish.

Naturally, none of us want to eat this fish that grows in the river.

To sum up, because of India's religious beliefs, the old soft-shelled turtle of Ganges in India regards animals in Ganges as gods, and most people in India are vegetarian, so no one eats them. Ganges soft-shelled turtle itself has no natural enemies in Ganges, so it breeds quickly, so it is more and more. As a foodie, because the growth environment of Ganges soft-shelled turtle is too poor, in order to prevent illness, naturally no one wants to eat it.

The wild Ganges soft-shelled turtle, which has become the first-class protected animal in China, is flooded in India, and no one catches it to eat.

In fact, if you know the growing environment of Indian Ganges soft-shelled turtle, I believe you won't eat it either. The delicious food there has become "poison"!

Soft-shelled turtle, that is, soft-shelled turtle, is rich in collagen, vitamins and other nutrients, and is a delicious food on the table. Wild turtles are even more rare and precious, and even become national first-class protected animals. Foodies can only eat farmed turtles.

Ganges soft-shelled turtles are mainly distributed in the Ganges River Basin, Indus River and Mohanadi River in Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

In our neighboring India, there are nearly 5 million Ganges turtles living in the flooded Ganges River. This is a pure wild turtle!

However, foodies are afraid to start with the delicious Ganges, and even Indian attempts to export Ganges soft-shelled turtles to China have been rejected.

Let's first look at why the Ganges old turtle is flooding.

Whether an organism can be flooded is related to its life span and reproductive ability. Long life, strong reproductive ability, will soon expand and spread rapidly.

The Ganges soft-shelled turtle, like other soft-shelled turtles, has a long life span, generally 70 100 years. The growth rate of soft-shelled turtle is very slow, only six months a year is the growth period, but with the increase of growth years, an old soft-shelled turtle in Ganges can grow to about 100 cm, which is simply a monster.

Moreover, the Ganges soft-shelled turtle has a strong reproductive ability. Although there is only one breeding season in a year, the Ganges turtle can lay as many as 50 eggs at a time!

We know that turtles lay a lot of eggs, but when young turtles hatch on the beach, most of them are eaten by other animals on their way back to the sea.

But the Ganges turtle is different. Adult Trionyx sinensis in Ganges River is very protective of eggs, and they will wait until the young turtles have predation ability to emerge, which ensures the survival of most young Trionyx sinensis in Ganges River.

Therefore, the long life and strong reproductive ability of soft-shelled turtles in Ganges are one of the main reasons for the flooding of soft-shelled turtles in Ganges.

The number of animal populations is related to the natural enemies of this species. Ganges soft-shelled turtles can flood because there are no natural enemies in Ganges.

There are two aggressive species growing in the Ganges. One is the man-eating catfish that feeds on carrion, which is famous for its aggressiveness, and the other is the Ganges turtle, which relies on its hard shell to resist the invasion of other aquatic animals.

As turtles, why do wild turtles in China become national rescue animals? This is because the natural enemies of wild turtles in China are cannibalism!

Indian Ganges turtles don't have to worry about being eaten by humans. They can reproduce without restraint, and the number is increasing.

Ganges soft-shelled turtle has strong reproductive ability and lacks natural enemies. If it wants to be king in Ganges, it needs enough food.

Trionyx sinensis is an omnivore, which mainly eats fish, shrimp, shellfish, animal viscera and corpses in the river. If there is no animal food, it can survive by eating grass. The Ganges provides abundant food for these wild turtles.

The Ganges River in India is a magical river and a sacred river in India. Indians are proud to bathe in the Ganges, where they purify their souls.

There are about 400 million people living in the Ganges River Basin, and all kinds of domestic garbage and sewage are dumped into the Ganges River to become food for aquatic animals and plants in the Ganges River, thus providing a food source for Ganges turtles. People who live on the banks of the Ganges will take the initiative to feed the Ganges turtles. They think the Ganges turtle is a sacred animal.

In addition, some Indians practice water burial and throw it directly into the Ganges after death. These bodies became food for Ganges turtles.

Therefore, adequate food is also the reason for the flood of soft-shelled turtles in Ganges.

In a word: some Indian turtles in the Ganges River have a long life span, strong reproductive ability, no natural enemies and plenty of food. In such a living environment, it is difficult for Trionyx sinensis in Ganges to avoid being flooded.

It is said that the wild Ganges soft-shelled turtle is nutritious and delicious on the table, but few Indians catch Ganges soft-shelled turtle to eat.

It is understandable that Indians don't eat Ganges turtles themselves, but they want to sell Ganges turtles to China, which means that almost no one eats Ganges turtles.

This is mainly caused by the following reasons:

More than 80% of Indians believe in Hinduism, and vegetarianism is sacred in Hindu teachings. Nearly 500 million people in India are vegetarians. The higher the caste, the more vegetarianism is advocated, and Hinduism is not allowed to eat wild animals.

And the place where the Ganges turtle lives is the most sacred place in India-the Ganges River. Ganges is a place where Hindus have the essence of their souls. The creatures in the Ganges are spiritual and sacred, so no one will eat the Ganges turtles in the Ganges.

So Indians don't eat Ganges soft-shelled turtle, which is mainly related to their religious beliefs.

Indian soft-shelled turtles mainly live in the Ganges River, which has become one of the most urgently needed rivers in the world.

More than 500 million Indians live in the Ganges River basin, and people on both sides of the Ganges River dump a lot of domestic garbage and wastewater into the Ganges River.

If it's just life pollution, the Ganges can purify itself. However, with the industrial development on both sides of the Ganges River, a large number of industrial wastewater is discharged directly without treatment, resulting in a large number of heavy metal elements in the water quality of the Ganges River.

In addition, Indians like to bathe in the Ganges River, where they hope to purify their souls. But when almost all Indians bathe in the Ganges, I'm afraid this "bathhouse" can't stand it.

There are also Indians who throw a large number of animal carcasses into the Ganges, as well as human corpses buried in the water. These corrupt substances decompose in the Ganges River, and the water quality can be imagined.

There used to be a joke: If you were given a million dollars to choose a glass of Ganges water or Japanese radiant seawater, which one would you choose?

The Ganges soft-shelled turtle grows in this environment. There are a lot of heavy metals in the body, and the toxins in the Ganges turtle are also seriously exceeding the standard. No one dares to eat such delicious food!

This is easy to understand. Different countries have different eating habits. Just as Americans don't eat carp, there is no such delicacy as wild turtle in Indian recipes.

However, when Indians learned about our country's food and loved wild turtles, they came up with a way to export Ganges turtles to China. This can not only generate income, but also alleviate the problem of the flooding of soft-shelled turtles in Ganges.

However, China rejected the export of Indian Ganges soft-shelled turtle. Needless to say, please refer to the previous content. How can a Ganges turtle full of toxins be imported into China to eat!

Therefore, native Indians don't eat Ganges turtles and want to export them, but they are rejected. Ganges turtles can only continue to enjoy the raw turtles in the Ganges.

Readers, is there any way to remove the toxin from the old turtle in Ganges, India? Wild turtles are really delicious!

I'm talking. Answer the question.

Ganges is the mother river of India. Even serious pollution has bred countless lives, including not only hundreds of species of fish, but also endangered species, such as puffer fish. But the so-called relying on mountains to eat mountains and relying on water to eat water, why don't Indians eat Ganges aquatic products?

Li Taibai, the origin of the Ganges, said how the water of the Yellow River flows out of heaven. In fact, for Indians, the water of the Ganges also comes from heaven. Generally, the source of major rivers is icebergs, and the Ganges River is under the Himalayas, so the water quality is better.

There is also a legend in India about the origin of the Ganges. Ramayana records that Shiva, a great Hindu god, had intercourse with Uma for one hundred years without interruption. This makes believers envy and panic. Therefore, I implore Shiva to discharge some body fluids containing the way of life into the Ganges after she finishes.

In this way, Hindus can get mysterious energy from Shiva through the water of the Ganges, which is the origin of the "mother river" of the Ganges, but I think according to this legend, it should be called the father river more appropriately.

There is another legend, which is also related to Shiva. In short, it is roughly that several big immortals in India fight, immortals fight, and the people suffer. Therefore, someone went to the goddess Ganges and asked her to wash away the sins of the world.

But the Ganges goddess said, my energy is too great and the water is too deep for you to catch. Go to Shiva, and he will bear it in the end.

Then Shiva squatted there, and the Ganges goddess controlled the water and poured it down from Shiva's head. The water flows in all directions along Shiva's hair, forming a comprehensive crisscross tributary.

Here, it may mean that the water of the Ganges comes from heaven. But either way, it shows that the Ganges River had a great position in India a long time ago.

The Dahu Festival has a history of 1300 years. Legend has it that there is a magical cauldron in India that can bring people back to life or make gods fight. The pot accidentally spilled four drops of water into the Ganges, and now it is full of energy for the Ganges. It is also the origin of cauldron festival. Go to the Ganges and feel these four big pots of water, so that you can live forever.

Whether Ganges aquatic products can be eaten is naturally edible. There are hundreds of kinds of fish, and Hinduism rarely eats the meat of large animals. Naturally, there are only chickens, ducks and fish.

However, since India developed its industry after the founding of the People's Republic of China in the last century, wastewater treatment has become a thorny issue. As for the Ganges, it can only be as tolerant and acceptable as its mother. After all, it is the mother river.

In 2007, Ganges was rated as one of the five most polluted rivers in the world. 20 1 1 It is reported that during the pilgrimage season in varanasi, pilgrims and local residents discharge 200 million liters of untreated sewage into the Ganges every day. The upstream E.coli exceeded the standard 100 times, and the downstream E.coli was said to exceed the standard by 200,000 times.

In this environment, it is really a miracle that fish can survive and then Indians dare to eat.

It is said that there are many old turtles and catfish in the Ganges. They grow up eating carrion and are bigger than humans. They can reach1.8m and1.50kg, so they are also called man-eating catfish. This Indian will panic when he sees it, and generally won't eat it.

The Ganges is also a monster. It has been baptized by the Ganges and made Indians stay away from it. Moreover, the Ganges itself is of special significance to Indians, and so are aquatic products from the Ganges, which have a sacred position.

So when Indians eat fish, they take a very wonderful way to "fish hit the knife." Hinduism can't kill things. Fish may come from the sacred Ganges and should not die. Therefore, we can only fix the knife and take the way of holding the fish and hitting the knife to let the fish self-harm.