Frogs married off in UP to please rain God, end drought like situation
Gorakhpur, July 20: A wedding ceremony of two frogs was held in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur in the belief it will bring showers in the state that has received less-than-normal rain this monsoon, news agency PTI reported.
Organised by the Hindu Mahasangh, a local outfit, all rituals were followed at the ceremony held at the Kalibari temple in Gorakhpur on Tuesday. People attended in large numbers to witness the "marriage".
Ramakant Verma of the Hindu Mahasangh said, "The entire area is facing a drought-like situation. Five days of Sawan (a month in the Hindu calendar) month have already passed, but there is no rain," he said.
"Last
week,
we
performed
Hawan
Pujan.
Now
we
organised
the
marriage
of
a
pair
of
frogs.
We
hope
the
ritual
will
work
and
we
will
have
rain
in
the
area,"
he
said.
The
people
present
there
asserted
that
the
ritual
will
certainly
work
and
they
will
get
respite
from
the
heat.
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On July 13, a group of women in the Maharajganj district of the state soaked the local MLA Jaimangal Kanojiya and Nagar Palika chairman Krishna Gopal Jaiswal in a mud tub to please rain god 'Indra'.
Jaiswal said, "Facing a drought-like situation, the women only followed the age-old tradition to please the rain god."