[Pic : Rakesh Singh]
According to Andhra News, Sex workers from far and near converged at a cremation ground here and danced through the twilight hours of Wednesday to "attain salvation or a better re-birth". Wearing 'ghungroos' (anklets with tiny bells) on their unshod feet and with garish make-up, they danced to the tune of folk songs.
It's believed (among Hindus) that bathing in Ganga remits sins and that dying in this holi city ensures release of a person's soul from the cycle of its transmigrations.