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A Life Changing Moment
When a couple commits to marriage, their lives reorient themselves. Two separate individuals who are accustomed to personal independence and successful careers now readjust their thinking and their lifestyle to make room for another. Their...
Tags: Brahmin, engagement, Hindu, wedding, marriage, ceremonies, religion, commitment, ritual
Sins Transferred to Chicken in Ancient Jewish Ritual
BENE BERAQ, Israel - An Orthodox Jewish youth performs the Kaparot ritual before the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. In the ritual's ancient form, an individual holds a chicken over their head and swings it in a circle three times. While swinging the chicken,...
Ragging of a fresher in New Delhi
Yet another case of the ragging of a fresher in a New Delhi college has been reported. Can physical torture be any method of getting introduced in a civilized society? That is what a 17-year old boy had to face. The introduction is supposed to be a ritual...
Tags: physical trture, ritual, Industrial Training Institute, private parts
Hindu Ritual To Attain Salvation For MICHAEL JACKSON
In a rare tribute to late King of Pop Michael Jackson, a Florida-based friend and his companions performed 'Karkidaka Vavu Bali,' ritual in the memory of Jackson on the shore of Bharatapuzha river in this district of Malappuram today. Famed model and...
Tags: Mj, Michael Jackson, salvation, king of pop, kerala, india, hindu, ritual
Girl marries dog in bizarre ritual
In India's eastern Jharkhand, villagers 'married' off a young girl to a stray dog to ward off an evil spirit. The locals at Munda Dhanda village performed the ceremony as they believe it will overcome any curse that might fall on the family Interestingly,...
Severed Head Discovered in Icy Water
Saratov :: Russia | 10 months ago
Credibility
The workers from the Emergency Situations Ministry were clearing the area of the river where the believers were to dive when they discovered a plastic bag containing the head and a brick, the regional Investigative Committee branch said in a statement.
Tags: ritual
Baby put in boiling oil actually safe; Rationalists explain
Rationalists have given an official explanation regarding the incident that I had reported on allvoices around two weeks ago. As it appears on TOI today, the baby that was 'dunked' into boiling oil and 'miraculously' came out alive was actually never...
Tags: baby miracle, ritual, strange ritual, Leidenfrost
Baby dunked in boiling water as part of ritual!
In a shocking incident, a three month old infant was immersed into a vessel full of boiling water and lifted out by his own parents at Jumalapur village in Bijapur district. Reports suggest the couple were just following orders from the village...
Tags: ritual, 3 month old, boiling water, superstitions, india
Baby dunked in boiling water as part of ritual; survives
In a mysterious religious ritual by a couple at Jumalapur village in Bijapur district, a three-month-old infant was dunked into a vessel full of boiling water and lifted out, as the horrifying act drew shocked gasps from the public and media persons gathered....
Tags: baby, boiling water, dipped, ritual, India, cultural ritual
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