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Naked girls plough fields to 'embarrass' gods
Topic Started: Jul 28 2009, 08:47 AM (169 Views)
Wabbit
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FARMERS in an eastern Indian state have asked their unmarried daughters to plough parched fields naked in a bid to embarrass the weather gods to bring some badly needed monsoon rain.
Witnesses said the naked girls in Bihar state plowed the fields and chanted ancient hymns after sunset to invoke the gods.

They said elderly village women helped the girls drag the ploughs.

"They (villagers) believe their acts would get the weather gods badly embarrassed, who in turn would ensure bumper crops by sending rains," Upendra Kumar, a village council official, said.

"This is the most trusted social custom in the area and the villagers have vowed to continue this practice until it rains very heavily."

India this year suffered its worst start to the vital monsoon rains in eight decades, causing drought in some states.

source http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25832980-13762,00.html
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Now that's some beautiful imagery. I'd go there with my camera on hand and take lots of photos, I'd join them even if I had to, :lol:
Some things must be handled smoothly, quietly.

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