Jahmon Report This Comment Date: January 03, 2008 03:47PM
they're probably going to roast/grill them and eat them later on that day...
ToucanSam Report This Comment Date: January 03, 2008 09:56PM
I don't know, But I'd have to say their feeding the livestock...
90130_ Report This Comment Date: January 03, 2008 10:35PM
No, the rats are considered holy, and are allowed to run and breed freely
within their homes and temples.
The story behind this odd rat worship is that a Hindu demigoddess named Karni
Mata was somehow cursed/blessed by the fact that all of her descendents/devotees
would be reincarnated as rats.