Weirdest Ceremonies from Other Cultures
| May 8, 2017
Baby Throwing
In the Karnataka province of India, many childless couples come to the Sri Santeswar temple in order to take a vow that is meant to improve their chances of having a baby. If they do end up conceiving and bearing a child, custom dictates that the child must be taken back to the temple in the first few years of their life, and thrown off the temple balcony. Luckily for these long-awaited babies, they are caught at the bottom in a blanket, so the ritual is safe. No injuries have ever been reported.
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