‘World's smelliest’ man quit bathing 37 years ago to get
a ‘guaranteed son’!
Could Kailash Singh claim the achievement as the world's
smelliest man?
The 65-year-old Indian hasn't bathed or washed his 6ft-long
dreadlocks since 1974, not long after he married.
He's not lazy, nor does he have an allergy to water. According
to the Daily Mail, the farmer was told by a priest that he
would have a much-prized son and heir if he followed the
advice.
However seven daughters later, Kailash still doesn't have a son
and refuses to bathe.
Every evening, he gives himself a 'fire bath' which involves
smoking marijuana, praying to Hindu Lord Shiva and dancing around a
bonfire.
However considering he spends his days farming in plus 40 degree
temperatures, the smoke doesn't tend to eliminate his odour.
His family admits they once tried to force him to take a shower
however according to his wife Kalavati Devi: "He fought us off and
ran away."
"We've tried several times since to force him to have a shower
but he puts up such a fuss.
"He says he'd rather die than take a bath and only a son could
change his mind. It has been so many years now I've got used to
it."
Over the years she's resorted to desperate measures to try to
get him to change his mind.
"I abused him and started crying when he told me about his
senseless decision," she said. "I even threatened to stop sleeping
with him but he is my husband so there was little I could do about
it."
His smell makes him unpopular in his neighbourhood in the Indian
city of Varanasi.
"Children tease and shout that I don't wash when I ride my
bicycle through the village," he said. "There are many people who
have a poor character that mock me for not washing. They do not
understand my decision but I will not change my mind as it is god's
choice, not mine."
Kailash's only contact with water is to wash his mouth and
hands.
"I have no son, so I will never wash again," he said. "Maybe
when I am born again I will wash."