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 Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:46 am Post subject: 'Boy Weds Dog To Avoid Indian Tiger Death' |
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'Boy Weds Dog To Avoid Indian Tiger Death'
February 18, 2009
A toddler has reportedly been married off to a dog in eastern India in a bid to prevent his predicted death by a tiger.
above a Roaring tiger ;- Village elders feared the toddler might one day be mauled by a tiger
The ceremony, at a Hindu temple in Orissa state's Jajpur district, was conducted with all the rituals observed at traditional weddings.
It included a dowry for the bride, ( the village bitch;- the dog)
The dog sported two silver rings and a silver chain, a UNI news agency reported.
Parents of the groom, 18-month-old Sangula, were advised to arrange the marriage when they noticed a tooth growing from their infant son's upper gum.
The growth was considered to be a bad omen in the boy's tribal community.
Village elders believed it would lead to him being killed in a tiger attack - a fate preventable, according to tribal tradition, by marrying a dog.
Sanrumula Munda, Sangula's father, said the ceremony would not stop him from marrying properly when he comes of age.
Superstition is still a potent force in tribal and remote communities of India.
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