Ganga the cow (left) is married to Prakash the bull (right) during a lavish Hindu wedding ceremony in Indore, India
More than 5,000 villagers turned up to watch sacred cow Ganga and Prakash get hitched during the Hindu ceremony held near Indore in Madya Pradesh.The nuptials were organised by Ganga's guardian, Gopal Patwari, to save the state's harvest from a 'natural disaster'.According to Mr Patwari: 'Natural calamities like hailstorms and heavy rain occurred in nearby areas, destroying their crops,' he said.
'To prevent this from happening to our villages we organised this wedding on the advice of Sadhus and holy men.
'We have been told this will maintain peace in our village.'
Prakash the bull arrived at his wedding on board a specially decorated bugee; the wedding had all of the traditional rituals associated with a Hindu wedding
More than 5,000 people turned up to see the happy couple married during the unusual ceremony in Indore, India
No comments:
Post a Comment