I just read the following and am pretty upset about it:

Reuters

Updated: 1:56 p.m. ET Oct. 24, 2005

JAIPUR, India - Indian police have brought charges against a Finnish tourist for swimming naked in a holy lake in a Hindu pilgrim town, a police officer said Monday.

Police said the tourist walked to her hotel in the nude after taking a dip in the lake in Pushkar in the desert state of Rajasthan on Saturday, angering several local people and priests.

“We have framed charges of indecency against the lady tourist from Finland under section 294 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),” Sugan Singh, a police officer in Pushkar, told Reuters.

I guess in the old days you used to go to Disneyland and ride the “Small World” ride.  Now, it seems that people think that the whole world is their personal amusement park.  Now it may be perfectly acceptable to swim and walk around naked in Finland, but spend 5 minutes in India and anyone will know that is not acceptable there.  This episode seems like a callous disregard for the beliefs and traditions of the people of Pushkar and all of India.   I hope they lock her away for a long time.  I hope that many people thinking of traveling to India read the Reuters article.  What makes India so amazing is its people, their culture and beliefs.