Frogs married off in grand ceremony in Karnataka to please rain gods. Watch viral video
This might sound strange to you but it's true as a citizen's forum in Karnataka's Udupi arranged the wedding of two frogs so as to please rain gods.
This might sound strange to you but it's true as a citizen's forum in Karnataka's Udupi arranged the wedding of two frogs so as to please rain gods. This ritual is called Mandooka Parinaya and was performed by the Udupi Nagarika Vedike or Udupi Citizen Forum (UCF) on Saturday as the locals are of the opinion that this will bring rain.
Residents of Udupi are battling a water crisis since the past few months and the situation has worsened due to the heat. In order to organise the wedding, two frogs - a male and a female - were brought from two different villages and elaborate arrangements were made with over hundred guests attending the ceremony.
The frogs, in fact, were dressed in custom made outfits for their wedding while the ceremony was performed as per Hindu traditions. "The wedding of male frog "Varun" from Kalsanka and female frog namely "Varsha" from Keelinje near Kolagiri was performed as per the Hindu tradition," the members of UCF were quoted as saying by a news agency.
After their wedding, the frogs will be sent to Mannapalla, near Manipal, for their honeymoon.
Watch:
#WATCH Frogs married in Karnataka's Udupi to please the rain gods. The frogs were dressed in custom made outfits for the ceremony. pic.twitter.com/s9I4rLT0Tu ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2019
Twitter, in the meantime, is trying to understand the theory behind the wedding of the frogs. Some users also inquired about the rituals performed while others had strange demands.
Mujhe to in frogs ke 7 phere dekhne the... Ayushi Mishra (@Ayushiprime2001) June 8, 2019
Looks like an arranged marriage,frogs don't seem excited. Erza Scarlet (@jellalovee) June 8, 2019
I want to see ants married. Someone please make that a custom. mayflower (@MGNTheTwin) June 9, 2019
Did they took mutual consent of both frog's before making this marriage Lokesh (@lokesh_169) June 8, 2019
What the Frog! Dexter - Divider in Chief (@meetdspartan) June 9, 2019
Frog marriage what Iam_Afzal (@MohammedAfzal25) June 8, 2019
Congratulations. Have a very happy married life. Farheen. (@Frdeadpool) June 8, 2019
Last week, a puja for early monsoon rains was performed at Bengaluru's Someshwara temple on June 7 while pictures showed two priests sitting in vessels filled with water, surfing their phones, as part of the rituals.
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