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In some parts of India, they perform such rituals when nature does not give them what they need.

New Delhi

EFE

The bull Nandeshwar and the cow Nandini received Monday the "yes I want" "In a mbadive Hindu wedding in a village in central India, to cheer up the god of rain, Indra, and end the scourge of an endless drought that has hurt people and to their lands

"The region will prosper if it rains, there has been very little in our village. This will help our crops thrive, so we do it to avoid drought, "says organizer of the unusual ceremony, Ghanshyam Sharma.

The bond between the cattle couple ended early in the afternoon in the village of Kalara, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, in front of hundreds of guests, more 11 Hindu priests and a music group accompanied by DJs in the style of Bollywood cinema.

Nandeshwar wore garlands of colors and flowers and carried a bell while Nandini, his whole body dyed yellow with gulal powder, wore his forehead adorned with a fern branch and his back covered with A vermilion coat.

Before, in the initial procession, the women of the village dressed her best saris had accompanied Nandini, while the men were doing the same thing with the groom between the dances.

The reason
The absence of rain and seeing that the clouds were still pouring water into the neighboring villages and never into theirs, drove the inhabitants of Kalara to this unusual ceremony for put an end to the forgetfulness of the god Indra.

In this context, the humble neighbors raised about 50,000 rupees (about $ 730) to celebrate the wedding and cover the cost of the menu, the drums, or the colorful costumes of the bride and groom.

the rain and the end of the drought also sought to bring peace to the region and to obtain the "salvation" of the people's ancestors, "as it is written in the scriptures, in the Purana Garuda, to be precise . [19659005] In a country highly dependent on agriculture, lack of rain is a serious problem, and places not bathed in monsoon rains between June and September are unlikely to receive rain. Water the rest of the year o

This is not the first time that two animals are married to ask the gods a little rain or to avoid a plague.

Other Marriages [19659010] ° In 2014, the Ganga cow and the ox Prakash approached Indore, also in the state of Madhya Pradesh, to prevent storms and other natural disasters from striking the region

In Assam in the north-east of the country, two frogs were married in 2016, following also the Hindu tradition, so that the god of the rain brings a few drops of water to the city of Rongdoi, where there was no rain for weeks.