The Untouchable (novel)

Importance of water

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Water is sprinkled on the characters when they come into contact with the untouchables in order to remove their impurities. Water thus represents purity and cleansing. The members of the untouchable cast are excluded from these properties because they do not have free access to the water and must come to the villagers to beg.