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Balaji et al. (2020) carried out a study of [[circumcision]] practice in South India. They found that the [[foreskin]] is a marker for cultural identity:<blockquote>Also, one-third of the individuals from this community felt that circumcision is a safe operation and 20% of the parents favored compulsory circumcision of all boys as they believed that it improves penile hygiene; but, however, the rest preferred foreskin preservation as its removal would result in loss of cultural identity of the individual.<ref name="balaji2020">{{REFjournal |last=Balaji |first= |init=BS |author-link= |last2=Tarun |first2= |init2=TJK |author2-link= |last3=Gowri |first3= |init3=MS |author3-link= |etal=no |title=Acceptability and outcomes of foreskin preservation for phimosis: An Indian perspective |journal=J Family Med Prim Care |location= |date=2020-05-31 |volume=9 |issue=5 |pages=2297-302 |url= |quote= |pubmedID=32754491 |pubmedCID=7380800 |DOI=10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_49_20 |accessdate=2025-07-23}}</ref></blockquote>The normal variant of [[phimosis| phimosed foreskin]] in adult males is said to be more common in Indian men, but proof more study is needed.