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Villagers solemnise ‘frog wedding’ in Dhanbad to please rain gods
TNN / Updated: Jul 26, 2022, 12:57 ISTARTICLES
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...his-program-from-isb/articleshow/93102514.cms
Villagers solemnise ‘frog wedding’ in Dhanbad to please rain gods
DHANBAD: Locals of Chungi village under Dumdumi panchayat near Rajganj solemnised the marriage of frogs in an age-old belief that such a union brings rainfall.
Wrapped in red cloth, the frogs were placed on a wooden plank where the villagers smeared red vermilion on them and took out a marriage procession. With Mahendra Dom playing the role of the bride’s father and Panchu Rajwar as that of the groom’s, the procession passed through the village and later the frogs were left in the fields.
“We are helpless as our paddy seeds are drying up for want of rain,” said a villager. Since there is no alternative source of irrigation, they are dependent on rain, he added.