Hinduism's Brahminical tradition includes six hours of daily handwashing and body washing rituals, specific rules about which foot to place outside first in the morning, rules about which direction to face while on the toilet, ritualistic breathing ratios involving nostril-blocking, and the magical number 24, which structurally parallels OCD cleansing and numerological compulsions.
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“you have six hours of handwashing and body washing a day. There are rules as to the first sight you're supposed to see in the morning, which foot first steps outside in the morning.”
Created: 8/12/2026, 5:59:56 PM
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