Wednesday, 4 July 2012

People organized frog marriage to please rain god

With July almost over, people in various parts of Odisha began resorting to superstitious practices like marriage of frog to please Indra, the rain God.

The people of Tulsipur village in Puri district performed the traditional ritual of wedding frogs to please the rain God.
 
An accomplished wedding ceremony was performed by a local priest.Invitation cards were distributed, shanai was organized and Muslims and Hindus were participated in the wedding.
 
This year, many farmers were reportedly committed suicide due to the deficient in monsoon rain.

The ‘married’ frogs were later freed into the river.Community believes that wedding of male and female frogs will bring rain.

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