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02-26-2006, 09:25 PM
Warding off evil eye: Baby married to dog
Indo-Asian News Service
Kolkata, July 20, 2005|16:50 IST
A baby girl in West Bengal was married off to a dog "to ward off the evil eye" that her father feared due to a premature appearance of her teeth.
Six-month-old Disha married her canine groom Pomi Monday at a Hindu ceremony at Polba village in Hooghly district.
The marriage was conducted for the girl's "well-being" as she had grown teeth before her "annoprasan" or "rice ceremony" - a function when the baby is fed solids for the first time.
Reports said the girl's father Kamalendu Bandopadhayay, who works in a court, was advised by some priests to conduct the marriage. The man spent about Rs.40,000 on the ceremony.
Pomi, who wore a floral garland for the occasion, is likely to be looked after by his new "in-laws".
The girl's mother was against the ritual, but her objections were reportedly overruled.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7598_1436328,000500020008.htm
Indo-Asian News Service
Kolkata, July 20, 2005|16:50 IST
A baby girl in West Bengal was married off to a dog "to ward off the evil eye" that her father feared due to a premature appearance of her teeth.
Six-month-old Disha married her canine groom Pomi Monday at a Hindu ceremony at Polba village in Hooghly district.
The marriage was conducted for the girl's "well-being" as she had grown teeth before her "annoprasan" or "rice ceremony" - a function when the baby is fed solids for the first time.
Reports said the girl's father Kamalendu Bandopadhayay, who works in a court, was advised by some priests to conduct the marriage. The man spent about Rs.40,000 on the ceremony.
Pomi, who wore a floral garland for the occasion, is likely to be looked after by his new "in-laws".
The girl's mother was against the ritual, but her objections were reportedly overruled.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7598_1436328,000500020008.htm