4. Exorcism by Marriage
Strange but again this unusual event of animal weddings takes place in certain villages in India propitiating the Rain god. They are a superstitious lot, with many prejudices. Horoscope is pretty elaborate in India, with several aspects taken into consideration line day, date, time, etc., down to probably the very nanosecond of birth. Accordingly, some women are said to have “mangal dosh”: such a women are said to endanger the life of her husband. To exorcise her, the shocking ritual in India is to get the woman married to a tree. Another way to exorcise a manglik woman is to get her married to an animal instead of a tree. You may have witnessed such a ritual if you have visited certain villages across Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Assam, and Karnataka. Wedding of Toads, Dogs, and Donkeys are quite common in such villages.