Indian toddler marries dog to stop tiger attack

[Guchi_Jnr]

A group of Indian tribals have married off a toddler to a female dog in eastern India in a bid to prevent his predicted death at the hands of a tiger, according to a report.

The ceremony at a Hindu temple in Orissa state's Jajpur district was conducted with all the rituals observed at traditional weddings, including a dowry for the bride.

The dog sported two silver rings and a silver chain, the UNI news agency reported.

Parents of the groom, one-year-old Sangula, were advised to arrange the marriage when they noticed a tooth growing from their infant son's upper gum, which is considered a bad omen.

Community elders believed the growth would lead to the boy 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 prevent him from marrying properly when he comes of age.

Superstition is still a potent force in tribal and remote communities of India.

 

[shadowstar]

Umm....  Well, not much to say right now.

[JFC]

Umm....  Well, not much to say right now.

There's always this...

[strawb3rrykream]

Oooookay. That's gotta be one of the weirdest things I have ever heard.

[StreakInTheSky]

Atleast when he calls his wife a bitch you know he means it.

[JFC]

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* JFC RIMSHOTS.

[RatBastich]

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* L-san throws that rimshot at sits

[bokunosonzai]

Well I heard that indoctrination was bad enough but this definitely takes the cake. I guess if people can believe in something without evidence they might as well believe in anything others might tell them