How interesting will it be to throw a new born infant from a 50 feet high roof?
Recently a television news channel showed footage of this act. The infants are thrown off the roof of the Baba Sheikh Umar Saheb Dargah in Musti village in Solapur. People standing on the ground hold a cloth to catch the child.
This old tradition is practiced by couples who are blessed with a child after taking a wow in the Darga. The people claim that this enhances the health of the child eventually.
Extremely superstitious and dangerous, the devotees feel that the child will not be harmed. There has not been any report of any disability to any child till now. Rationalists feel that the practice should be banned and it is barbaric.
People from all over the country, of all religion come to the Darga for carrying out the ritual.
News Footage: http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/64068/incredible-india-infants-thrown-off-roofs-to-thank-god.html
I suppose in a way, it links to the views expressed in the British press that by exposing a child to viruses like colds and coughs, it can enhance their immune system…
The press likes to report on “extraordinary” behaviour in other cultures, but we never really see what people in these other cultures think about our behaviour…