Do you want to see STONE AGE live in 2021? Then let's visit #India.
Thread👇 1/n Indian women allow priests to walk on their backs in the belief that it will bless them with a child.
2/n Villagers in #India throw cow dung on each other as part of Deepavali celebrations, marking the end of the festival. (06.11.2021)
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Hindu activists hold a COW URINE party in the Indian capital, believing it will protect and cure them from the coronavirus.
4/n Frogs married off in Tripura #India to please rain god
Two toads were married performing all the rituals from bath in pond or river to new dresses, exchange of garlands, and applying of vermilion (sindoor).
5/n The higher cast hindu Brahmins eat the food served on leaves. Afterwards, the lower cast Dalits roll over the leftover food.
6/n In #India, Cattle are made to walk on people lying on the ground.
People fast for 5 days before this ritual.
7/n ‘Festival of Fire’, where 1000s of devotees celebrate by throwing #FIRE at each other in #India
8/n An 18-year girl married a stray dog to ward off an evil spell.
In #India if a girl is born with a facial deformity then it is believed that she has an ill-fate. As an antidote to this problem, the girl must marry an animal. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…
10/n In #India, it is believed that dropping a baby from 30-feet high roof of the temple into a sheet held by the men at the ground will bring health, prosperity, and good luck to it. nytimes.com/2016/07/29/wor…
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The fight is not among muslims & hindus nor its a film scene.
In #India, this fierce battle is organised to pay respect to Lord.
Men hit each other on the head with long sticks.
This ritual is called banni festival. m.timesofindia.com/city/amaravati…
12/n A ritual in #India, Hair are plucked out by hand.
People belive that to thank or please god, it is good idea to make him wake up with shedloads of hair dumped for him. tarunkranti.50webs.com/keshlochan.html
13/n In a bizarre ritual in #India, young girls are kept topless for 15 days & remain in the temple in the protection of male priest. Parents willingly send their daughters in the name of custom.
14/n Hindu devotees walk on fire as part of an annual ritual in Shivamogga city in southern #India. Fire walking is practiced to show people's devotion and faith to a deity.
15/n In #India: In a ritual, a metal rod is being pierced through the mouth of a hindu devotee to please the lord .
16/n People in #India Offer puja to a motorcycle or a 350cc Royal Enfield which belonged to Om Singh Rathore who died on a crash after his bullet collided with a tree. financialexpress.com/auto/bike-news…
17/n In an temple in #India, the devotees offer wine or other alcoholic drinks to the diety. There are also stalls around the temple which sell alcohol. orissapost.com/devotees-only-…
18/n In #India, Hindu devotees roll on sand during a ritual as part of the danda festival.
Devotees inflict physical pain on themselves to appease Hindu god.
19/n Nag Panchami is a traditional hindu festival in #India. On this day woman worship nag devta & offer milk to snakes.
Women also pray for the wellness of their brothers & family.
20/n People dip babies & children in cow dung in bizarre good luck ritual in #India
21/n A cow & bull have been married off in a lavish weding-costing $10000.
To prevent the hailstorm & heavy rain this wedding was organized on the advice of Sudhus & holey men. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…
25/n Bagwal is a hindu festival held in #India. During this festival two groups throw stones at each other to appease local deity. Hundered of people got injured. m.timesofindia.com/city/dehradun/…
26/n RATS are worshiped in #India's rat temple.
Eating their leftovers & sipping their water is believed to bring good fortune. slate.com/blogs/atlas_ob…
27/n People in #India believe live fish can cure asthma.
They gulp down the fish stuffed with a yellow herbal paste, in the hope it will help them breathe more easily.
This secret formula was given by a hindu saint in 1845. dailymail.co.uk/health/article…
29/n There is a radical Hindu sect in #India called Aghori.
They will cover themselves in the ashes of dead. They eat rotted corpses and drink their own urine. edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2… @rezaaslan
30/n Once a year, thousands of Hindus stream to Saundatti-Yellamma #India. Young girls, some not even 15, are prostituted at the Yellamma Cult. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
32/n Elephants are worshiped in #India.
Hindus belive it is the living incarnation of one of their most important gods: Ganesh, an elephant-headed deity who rides atop a tiny mouse. pbs.org/wnet/nature/th…
34/n There is a holy 'Pidakal war' in #India, during which cow dung cakes are hurled by two sides at each other on the next day of Ugadi.
35/n Women eat food without hands during #fertility#ritual in #India.
The women believe if they eat with tied hands the food that was offered to the saints they have more chances of getting pregnant newsflare.com/video/306673/h…
36/n India’s sacred hair harvest:
Women hair iare cleaned, untangled and sorted by Indian companies that export the finished product to wig-making firms in Hong Kong and China
37/n In a bizarre ritual in #India, women are seen beating men in a 16-day long festival. During the festival, bachelor men are thrashed by women to get married.
There z a most militarised zone n the world named #Kashmir.
Where atrocities f #India r hidden under guise f largest democracy
Thread👇 1/n 4 Kashmiris were killed in fake encounter,buried at unknown location& families arrested over demand of dead bodies
2/n Here is the youngest pellet gun victim of indian occupied #Kashmir!
Hiba, around 2 years of age, is the youngest pellet gun victim in #Kashmir. Here’s a short report by @BBCHindi which shows the public sentiment in the Indian Occupied Kashmir.
3/n In Indian occupied #Kashmir, An ordinary man was beaten, strapped with ropes in front of military vehicle & cardboard placard was forced on his chest.
His tormentor was bestowed with official recognition and praise. #KashmiriLivesMatter
"India is the most dangerous country for Women & Minorities in the World" 1/n 19 year old girl was brutally beaten by their family members for talking to the male cousins on the phone. This incident took place in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh India.
2/n A 21 year old tribal women was assaulted with sticks by her family members in Madhya Pardesh #India for allegedly eloping with a Dalit man.
3/n In Uttar Pradesh #India, a man is beating her wife on order of village panchayat for allegedly having an affair and eloping with her lover.