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    Is it true that the Thugs of 19th century India strangled their victims because they saved the blood for the goddess Kali?

    Question #56755. Asked by tjoebigham. (Apr 19 05 9:57 AM)


    lanfranco

    		Evidently not. While they were devoted to Kali, strangulation is not a method that produces much blood, if any.

    http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/000322.html

    Apr 19 05, 11:27 AM
    joezhou300

    		wasn't Kali cursed into a mirror?

    Apr 19 05, 3:08 PM

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