Woman in India Marries Dog to Ward Off Evil

[prasad1]

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In a remote part of India, young Mangli Munda is marrying a stray dog to fight off evil spirits that her family believes she has. The dog was found by the woman's father. The big wedding was taken care of by the 18-year-old's parents, to the dismay of the wife-to-be. Munda wasn't pleased with her parents' selection of a groom, saying, "I am not happy with this marriage."


If you think Munda's father was solely to blame for this unusual arrangement, he wasn't. Munda’s mother was adamant about the need for her daughter to get hitched to the hound named Sheru. The pooch even arrived stylin' and profilin' as most grooms often do — chauffeured in a car. Munda's mother mentioned, "We have to spend money on this wedding. That is the only way we can get rid of her bad luck and ensure the benevolence of the village."


In this remote village in the eastern state of Jharkhand, the ceremony isn't unheard of. It’s just a tradition meant to ensure the longevity of a couple's marriage when Munda is eventually married to a human groom. And, hopefully, her next husband won't turn out to be a dog.
Woman in India Marries Dog to Ward Off Evil


Is this Tradition?
Is it superstition?
Is it ignorance?
Is it stupidity?

 

[Naina_Marbus]

British Woman Marries Her Dog – March 2014

A British woman, Amanda Rodgers, married her dog Sheba in a romantic ceremony in Croatia.
The unusual service was attended by 200 people and nobody barked their objection.
"Sheba had been in my life for years, making me laugh and comforting me when I was feeling low. I couldn’t think of anything more I’d need from a life partner."

Did Sheba bark 'I do'?

At the end of an interview, a reporter asked a killer question: "Do you think she knows?"
Amanda replied: "Yes, and I am totally her b****."

[video=youtube;djen5FXuV9M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djen5FXuV9M[/video]

 

[vgane]

Did you read one of my earlier posts about a Mayor in Mexico marrying a crocodile.Do not miss the embedded video in the post

http://www.tamilbrahmins.com/web-re...exican-fishing-village-marries-crocodile.html

 

[Raji Ram]

If something stupid like this happens in India, we say it is a traditional superstition which came out of ignorance! :decision:

When it happens in other countries they say it is 'true love'!! :lol:

 

[prasad1]

A stupidity for 15seconds of fame is for publicity, and a one of kind.
Stupidity because of superstition is just plain stupidity and people should be educated. If by marrying that dog is going to ward off evil, either the evil is ignorant, or the people thinking they have warded off evil are ignorant.

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear Prasad Sir,

Different countries have different stupid beliefs to ward off evil!! We may not be aware of everything. Now some treatments:

Do you know that some Chinese used to believe that touching the tongue with a live frog for seven times will cure common cold!

And in another country, they believed that rubbing a live cat over the throat for a few times will cure common cold! Swallowing a

full egg was also one of those treatments!

You may wonder how I knew these. When I was a school kid, my doctor dad got a huge chart with drawings to show all such beliefs.

I remember only a few!

 

[prasad1]

Dear Prasad Sir,

Different countries have different stupid beliefs to ward off evil!! We may not be aware of everything. Now some treatments:

Do you know that some Chinese used to believe that touching the tongue with a live frog for seven times will cure common cold!

And in another country, they believed that rubbing a live cat over the throat for a few times will cure common cold! Swallowing a

full egg was also one of those treatments!

You may wonder how I knew these. When I was a school kid, my doctor dad got a huge chart with drawings to show all such beliefs.

I remember only a few!

Yes there is ignorance everywhere.
Let me ask you a personal question, did you doctor father encourage such behavior and did not threat them with medicine, or ignored their stupidity but cured them with modern medicine.

Ignorance in the most civilized society is removed by shedding light on it. You go to a temple the garbhagraha is dark, and you illuminate it with the arati, and that light is brought out to you symbolizing that you ignorance too get dissipated.

 

[renuka]

This news was splashed all over here.

As it is many Non Hindus think that Hindus will pray to anything and now I am sure many are going to think that Hindus will marry anything!

BTW how come I seldom see any Hindu male marrying a Non Human to ward off evil?

Hindu females are always marrying some Banana tree to cut off Manglik Dosha and now there is a dog too.

It does not really matter what other countries do..if they marry their dog or crocodile or anything becos that is out of personal choice and not part of a ritual superstition.

For us anything and everything becomes part of tradition.

Its high time we learn to have some dignity and also respect animals.

We cant make animals go thru a wedding when animals do not formally get married.

Is it fair to impose Human Dharma on a dog?

 

[sarang]

In the tamil tv serial vamsam, ramya krishnan's husband was married to a vazhai maram to break the jinx of girls he saw marrying someone else. So men too undergo dummy marriage for one reason or the other.

What is amazing is the perverted mindset of moderns to scoff at and make fun of such simple harmless practices of the down to earth folk, done with the approval of parents, community and relatives, for the stated welfare of the village. Anyway all had good fun and feast and hours of relaxation and joy.

Calling it faith instead of superstition will change the filters we use to view any event. In our multicultural and multi dimensional society, any practice which does not injure or harm humans and animals must be tolerated, if not encouraged.

Now the congress govt in himachal pradesh has banned animal sacrifice in temples. Had it been bjp, it will be attributed to hindutva. Jayalalitha banned it in tamilnadu but had to withdraw and allow sacrifice when she faced heavy backlash from all followers, party differences forgotten.

Sada log will have a black and white mindset, and miss the colorful carpet of cultural practices.

This news was splashed all over here.

As it is many Non Hindus think that Hindus will pray to anything and now I am sure many are going to think that Hindus will marry anything!

BTW how come I seldom see any Hindu male marrying a Non Human to ward off evil?

Hindu females are always marrying some Banana tree to cut off Manglik Dosha and now there is a dog too.

It does not really matter what other countries do..if they marry their dog or crocodile or anything becos that is out of personal choice and not part of a ritual superstition.

For us anything and everything becomes part of tradition.

Its high time we learn to have some dignity and also respect animals.

We cant make animals go thru a wedding when animals do not formally get married.

Is it fair to impose Human Dharma on a dog?

 

[renuka]

What is amazing is the perverted mindset of moderns to scoff at and make fun of such simple harmless practices of the down to earth folk, done with the approval of parents, community and relatives, for the stated welfare of the village. Anyway all had good fun and feast and hours of relaxation and joy.

Calling it faith instead of superstition will change the filters we use to view any event. In our multicultural and multi dimensional society, any practice which does not injure or harm humans and animals must be tolerated, if not encouraged.

Now the congress govt in himachal pradesh has banned animal sacrifice in temples. Had it been bjp, it will be attributed to hindutva. Jayalalitha banned it in tamilnadu but had to withdraw and allow sacrifice when she faced heavy backlash from all followers, party differences forgotten.

Sada log will have a black and white mindset, and miss the colorful carpet of cultural practices.

Yes you are right that its the perverted mind set that makes fun of anything.

But bring up valid point is not perversion.

I dont see how getting married to a canine is seen as fun especially in this case there is not consent from the girl and the dog!

The girl here was not happy.

The dog was forced into it.

So what next? Does the marriage need to be consummated ? Its a marriage after all and what is a marriage without consummation? Its like doing a ritual without a Phalashruti!

Well may be some might think that all this would add color to the already psychedelic carpet..people love magic carpets. No one knows it actually cant fly!

 

[Raji Ram]

1. Yes there is ignorance everywhere.

2. Let me ask you a personal question, did you doctor father encourage such behavior and did not threat them with medicine, or ignored their stupidity but cured them with modern medicine.

3. Ignorance in the most civilized society is removed by shedding light on it. You go to a temple the garbhagraha is dark, and you illuminate it with the arati, and that light is brought out to you symbolizing that you ignorance too get dissipated.

1. Thanks for admitting this instead of mocking at Indians all the time!

2. I wonder how you can ask me such a Q when you know very well that my father was considered next to God in our village,

ONLY because he was curing people with minimum possible medicine. FYI, a nice smile on his face and his encouraging words

were as important as the medicines he gave to his patients!

3. Of course yes! But the girl who wedded the dog is not from the most civilized society! :sad:

 

[Raji Ram]

............
It does not really matter what other countries do..if they marry their dog or crocodile or anything becos that is out of personal choice and not part of a ritual superstition.

Dear Renu,

I am sure you have NOT read the post by vgane. Here is the note with that video:

''The mayor of a Mexican fishing village has "married" a crocodile.

The wedding is part of a long tradition, which locals believe brings them prosperity.''

So, the wedding was NOT a personal choice as you think! :becky:

 

[sarang]

The girl and the village are having good fun. Who cares for the dissenters and their accusing opinions?

Indian girl marries a stray dog as part of bizarre tribal ritual to ward off evil spirit | Mail Online

 

[prasad1]

The girl here was not happy.

The dog was forced into it.

So what next? Does the marriage need to be consummated ? Its a marriage after all and what is a marriage without consummation? Its like doing a ritual without a Phalashruti!

Well may be some might think that all this would add color to the already psychedelic carpet..people love magic carpets. No one knows it actually cant fly!

There are people here masquerading as logical, social, human beings. They would pretend in anonymity any superstition, which if they practiced in normal day to day life they would be dealt with a trip to the loony bin. Rajiji said that these people are not sophisticated. It might be true.
Like Renukaji I too would like to know why such ignominy is reserved only for women. Foolishness can not be banned, only educating them will solve these superstitions. People must understand that "pariharah" are HOAX. They never work, it is for the gullible perpetuated by crooks.

 

[renuka]

Dear Renu,

I am sure you have NOT read the post by vgane. Here is the note with that video:

''The mayor of a Mexican fishing village has "married" a crocodile.

The wedding is part of a long tradition, which locals believe brings them prosperity.''

So, the wedding was NOT a personal choice as you think! :becky:

Dear RR ji,

In my post I did say that what others do does not really matter too.

I am not looking for justification here. We cant say others do it so its ok if we do it too.

Since when did others become a yardstick for Indians?

When we do wrong then we try to justify our actions that others too do it but when we do right than we get puffed up and go into self praise saying others are NOT like us...we are blessed..we are in Punyabhoomi..Karmabhoomi blah blah blah>

Its like having a Multiple Personality Disorder..we have to decide what we want to be.

Like the recent case of the arrest of actress Shweta Basu becos of prostitution..she was bold enough to admit that she did it for money as she was in financial difficulty and had to help out her family.

I was admiring her boldness but as I scrolled down the article my admiration for her fell down totally when she added that other actresses were also doing the same!

That totally put me off..becos she was bold to admit that she was doing it for money but she does NOT need to justify her act by dragging in other actresses here.

Even if one has committed a crime one should give his/her reasons for it and not feel better that there are other criminals too.

Likewise if we Indians dont mind a woman marrying a dog..we should state our reasons why we dont mind it and not feel that other races marry Crocodiles!LOL

When Prasad ji started this thread..right away other posts were flooding regarding who married a dog or croc in another country..it is as if many felt that "if others can why cant we?"

Well I guess that adds color to the world! Vishwa Rangeela!LOL

 

[prasad1]

Renukaji,
You go Girl :first:

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear Renu,

No one is justifying the act of a girl being forced to marry a dog! Some other imaginations are running riot in minds! :dizzy:

There are people without logic everywhere on earth. This marriage has happened in a village and it is not reflecting

the whole of India!

In Sing. Chennai, there was a marriage between two donkeys (luckily the bride / groom was not a human :lol: ) to

bring rains! Does it mean that every Chennai-ite approves of it? :nono:

When India is projected the ONLY country having crazy people, other members post equally crazy acts in other countries!

There are crazy people everywhere on earth and it is a fact!

 

[renuka]

Dear Renu,

No one is justifying the act of a girl being forced to marry a dog! Some other imaginations are running riot in minds! :dizzy:

There are people without logic everywhere on earth. This marriage has happened in a village and it is not reflecting

the whole of India!

In Sing. Chennai, there was a marriage between two donkeys (luckily the bride / groom was not a human :lol: ) to

bring rains! Does it mean that every Chennai-ite approves of it? :nono:

When India is projected the ONLY country having crazy people, other members post equally crazy acts in other countries!

There are crazy people everywhere on earth and it is a fact!

Dear RR ji,

Actually does anyone have to get donkeys married for rain?

I thought the Kural says that 'Rain will fall at her command who serves her husband first upon rising"

So why isnt any woman is TN doing this?? Its more simple than getting 2 donkeys married!LOL

Chennai surely approves of the Kural.

RR ji..India is not crazy..India is still very much misinformed.

 

[vgane]

Dear RR ji,

Actually does anyone have to get donkeys married for rain?

I thought the Kural says that 'Rain will fall at her command who serves her husband first upon rising"

So why isnt any woman is TN doing this?? Its more simple than getting 2 donkeys married!LOL

Chennai surely approves of the Kural.

RR ji..India is not crazy..India is still very much misinformed.

Renukaji,

Why do you say misinformed...It is part of the traditions..It may look bizarre to others..But so long as people are happy & it does not cause any trouble or pain, so be it...Has the girl complained that she was forcefully married..In that case Police will act..

So let us not assume that India is uneducated or uninformed..Villagers are not ignoramus or imbecile..

In India we do not poke fun at others traditions and cause pain or mental trauma...It is just not there in our blood!

 

[renuka]

Renukaji,

Why do you say misinformed...It is part of the traditions..It may look bizarre to others..But so long as people are happy & it does not cause any trouble or pain, so be it...Has the girl complained that she was forcefully married..In that case Police will act..

So let us not assume that India is uneducated or uninformed..Villagers are not ignoramus or imbecile..

In India we do not poke fun at others traditions and cause pain or mental trauma...It is just not there in our blood!

Dear Vgane ji,

Its not about poking fun..its about educating people.

This is total apathy on the part of those who know that such rituals do not actually work and are not in accordance with Hinduism.

This attitude of so called not wanting to educate the lesser informed is one of the reasons why when the PM is making toilets..no one still wants to use it.

We Hindus love to see ourselves rot.

BTW if just say that family who did the Dog marriage converts to Christianity or Islam..right away they would understand that such rituals dont bring any results and is not in accordance to religion and they would stop it right away.

So its not entirely impossible to educate the misinformed.

Non Hindus can always manage to educate others but we Hindus..well do I need to say more.

So why complain when anything goes on decline..we caused it!

 

[prasad1]

Renukaji,
Welcome to the club.

 

[sarang]

Some claim to be or pose as more western and modern and liberal than true west! Our tradition is to respect all differing in thought word and deed.
Let us preserve this noble ideal.

In India we do not poke fun at others traditions and cause pain or mental trauma...It is just not there in our blood!

 

[Anand Manohar]

Prasad Ji

I wouldn't dare to grossly brand everything as 'backward ' / 'ignorance ' / 'ill-informed' / 'superstition' /
un-civilised / dogmatic etc.

Vgane, Sarang and Renu have presented their [ very wise ] views on the topic .

Prasad Ji, you will have to accept that it is from your [ so-called ] developed/ educated/civilized world
that most of the XXX rated films originate - and some of these portray the human-animal act !

Prasad Ji, you will also have to accept that it is from your [so-called ] developed / educated / civilized world
came a genetic study [ Dr Eugene McArthy, University of Georgia ] which propounded the theory that
humans were a result of cross-breeding between a PIG & CHIMPANZEE !

Ha, if Renu has chosen to use the word 'consummation', it actually refers to some sort
of Inter-Species Mating some time long long ago that could have resulted in early humans
being manifested .

Yeah, it is sort of weird to try and figure-out whether it was a female pig or a female chimp
that delivered the first human baby, and also whether this could be termed 'illegal / immoral liaison' !
- but then, this IS Genetics and Genetics IS SCIENCE.

As with all scientific studies, Dr Mc Arthy's study is subject to objective scrutiny and is bound
to draw the attention and wrath of skeptics, traditionalists and conventionalists alike.

As Tmt RR says, every part of the world has its own traditional beliefs - I really don't see India
as anything exclusively / exceedingly backward.

You might already know - special prayers are held for rains in mosques across the Middle East,
after the Met Dept announces that the probability of precipitation is high.

B Rgds
Yay Yem

 

[Raji Ram]

Dear Renu,

TN is full of traditional women and hence they will NOT pray the husband when they get up in the morning!
Hence, it is easier to get two donkeys married. They can't :argue: with people! eace:

 

[Anand Manohar]

Tmt RR

I was expecting Renu to take off on KARMA - pitiable dog having to marry [ of all beings ]
a human !!!

Tch tch !

Yay Yem