This is unbelievable and despicable. Who on earth gives a daughter out in marriage to a dog?
An 18-year-old Indian girl has married a stray dog as part of a tribal
ritual designed to ward off an evil spell. Mangli Munda, from a remote village in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, wed the canine in a lavish ceremony. The
wedding was hastily organised by village elders after a local guru led
Mangli's parents to believe that the teenager possessed ill-luck and
that marrying a man would bring destruction to the family and her
community.
The baffled
dog, Sheru, a stray found by the girl's father, was brought to the
wedding in a chauffeur driven car and welcomed by revellers. Mangli, who has not been to school, said she was not happy to wed a dog, but insisted that it will help change her fortunes.
The hesitant
bride said:
'I am marrying a dog because the village elders believe
that my evil spell will be
passed on to the dog. After that is done, the man I will marry will have a long life.'
Mangli's father Sri Amnmunda agreed.He
said:
'The village elders told us that we should organise the wedding
as soon as we can.
We had to make sure that the evil spell is destroyed. And marrying a dog is the only
way to get rid of the bad luck.'
And amazingly, this is not the first time that a local girl has wed a dog in the village. Sri
added: 'Many weddings like this have taken place in our village and
also the other neighboring villages. This is a custom that we
thoroughly believe in.'According
to the village's customs, the marriage will not affect Mangli's life,
and she will be free to marry again later without divorcing the dog.
'My
villagers say that many girls like me have followed this ritual and they
have gotten rid of their evil spells and are living happy lives now,'
said Mangli.
'I will also be free to marry a man of my dreams after after the evil spell is over.'
At
the wedding ceremony, people danced to traditional drumming, while
around 70 relatives and local villagers attended the wedding.
'Apart from
the fact that the groom is a dog, we followed all customs. We respect
the dog as much as we would respect a normal groom,' said Mangli's
mother Seems Devi.
'We
had to spend money on this wedding in the same way as we would in a
normal wedding. But that is the only way we can get rid of her bad luck
and ensure the benevolence of the village.'
Now with the marriage ceremony over, Mangli has to take care of the dog and raise him as a pet for the next few months.
Mangli
added: 'I will marry a man one day. It is the dream of every girl to
marry a prince charming. So I am also waiting for my prince.'
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