IND: Head ‘Bhaang’ing: Getting High on Holi

Buzzby · 03-17-2006, 10:21 AM

Head ‘Bhaang’ing: Getting High on Holi
Kolkata Newsline | 03/17/2006

BE it filmi or TV parties or your own Holi bash in the building compound, people got high on bhaang this year. Like every year. The traditional cannabis beverage, made of the leaves and flowers of the plant, is traced to the Mughal era where erotic drawings often showed kings of the period using it as an intoxicant.

While hermits have counted on bhaang for their spiritual flourish, age-old ayurveda has also used cannabis to cure sunstroke and dysentery. Indian chefs have tried various bhaang innovations-chutney, pakora and lassi (often offered to tourists in Rajasthan as ‘special lassi’).

Though cultivation of cannabis is illegal in our country, Bhaang Thandai has been made popular by mixing it with paste of almonds, some spices, milk and sugar. And on Holi, it’s all accepted in the name of God.

Kishen Mulchandani: “I was once offered a piece of bhaang mithai. After that tiny morsel I was so ‘’bhaanged out’’ that I left for home immediately. Then, while I was in the shower, I fell asleep. My entire room was flooded.”

Maria Goretti: A few years ago my husband and I hosted a Holi party. My cook sourced all the ingredients and made bhaang pakoras. We had such a blast, guests had to leave in my pyjamas.

Maninee De: I’ve had bhaang only once in Delhi. I got so high that for the next six hours I believed that I was a balloon and jumped around the place.

VJ Gaurav : Two years ago, I went for a Holi party at a friend’s house and he offered me prasad. I took a generous scoop. Ten minutes later I knew something wasn’t right. When I got home, I thought my fan was moving faster. In fact, the ceiling was moving and when I got up to switch off the fan, I saw that it wasn’t even on.

Toking Jedi · 03-17-2006, 09:53 PM

That's crazy. I wonder what the equivalent doses of marijuana would be in terms of bowls or joints? I've never been that high, or not in any situation like that... It seems so amazing that this is a religious festival, and not illegal. Talk about a great bar story--"You crazy-glued your hands to a rhino? Get out of here--I got super-stoned in a Hindu religious festival..."

walstmonky · 03-17-2006, 10:37 PM

Sigh, maybe it is time for me to get religion...

Toking Jedi, try eating, no way can you smoke enough to achieve that state of mind.

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Buzzby Buddhist Curmudgeon Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16,803 Grams: 91,184.92 Thanks: 995 Thanked 6,792 Times in 3,138 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	IND: Head ‘Bhaang’ing: Getting High on Holi Head ‘Bhaang’ing: Getting High on Holi Kolkata Newsline \| 03/17/2006 BE it filmi or TV parties or your own Holi bash in the building compound, people got high on bhaang this year. Like every year. The traditional cannabis beverage, made of the leaves and flowers of the plant, is traced to the Mughal era where erotic drawings often showed kings of the period using it as an intoxicant. While hermits have counted on bhaang for their spiritual flourish, age-old ayurveda has also used cannabis to cure sunstroke and dysentery. Indian chefs have tried various bhaang innovations-chutney, pakora and lassi (often offered to tourists in Rajasthan as ‘special lassi’). Though cultivation of cannabis is illegal in our country, Bhaang Thandai has been made popular by mixing it with paste of almonds, some spices, milk and sugar. And on Holi, it’s all accepted in the name of God. Kishen Mulchandani: “I was once offered a piece of bhaang mithai. After that tiny morsel I was so ‘’bhaanged out’’ that I left for home immediately. Then, while I was in the shower, I fell asleep. My entire room was flooded.” Maria Goretti: A few years ago my husband and I hosted a Holi party. My cook sourced all the ingredients and made bhaang pakoras. We had such a blast, guests had to leave in my pyjamas. Maninee De: I’ve had bhaang only once in Delhi. I got so high that for the next six hours I believed that I was a balloon and jumped around the place. VJ Gaurav : Two years ago, I went for a Holi party at a friend’s house and he offered me prasad. I took a generous scoop. Ten minutes later I knew something wasn’t right. When I got home, I thought my fan was moving faster. In fact, the ceiling was moving and when I got up to switch off the fan, I saw that it wasn’t even on. __________________ 60% of the people of America now say we are heading toward a depression. Not a recession, a depression. We are in desperate need of profitable industries that we can tax. Um... Now can we legalize pot? ~ Bill Maher Theocracy Watch

03-17-2006, 09:53 PM	#2
Toking Jedi Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 299 Grams: 4,716.27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	That's crazy. I wonder what the equivalent doses of marijuana would be in terms of bowls or joints? I've never been that high, or not in any situation like that... It seems so amazing that this is a religious festival, and not illegal. Talk about a great bar story--"You crazy-glued your hands to a rhino? Get out of here--I got super-stoned in a Hindu religious festival..." __________________ "The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood." - Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Barack the Vote in '08 = Erowid = Reclaim Democracy

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