![]() ![]() The belief system of reincarnation and of "karma" determines your place so you might come back in another life in a better or worse caste based on how "good" you are. There is another tier of caste and that is the casteless, the untouchables, or the Dalits. There are four castes that define what your "place" is in society and everything in your life is determined by which caste you are born into from where you can go, what you are allowed to do for employment, and even what kind of vessels you are allowed to drink or eat from. ![]() It is the same with the restrooms, and the long lines both into the courtyard and into the Taj Mahal itself. Only the higher castes are allowed to walk on the marble, even with booties. ![]() You may have noticed there were places into the Taj Mahal that had wood to walk on whereas other places had the marble. The tickets have more to do with the caste system that determines what a person is allowed. ![]()
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