Re: Lahori's Random, Funny And Interesting Clips Thread
A village in Solapur, Maharashtra, has a dangerous tradition of throwing newborns from a height of 50 feet onto a sheet, which is held by devotees. The infants are thrown off the roof of the Baba Sheikh Umar Saheb Dargah (mosque) in Musti village in Solapur. This is an age-old tradition practiced by couples who are blessed with a child after taking a vow at the dargah. The devotees also believe that this ritual is good for the health of the child.....
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/incredible-india-infants-thrown-off-roofs-to-thank...
CHILD rights activists in India have lashed out on at local officials who allowed hundreds of infants to be dropped from the roof of a mosque. Locals in western India believe the fall -- which ends when the babies are caught in a bedsheet -- would ensure good health and prosperity for their families.
The ritual at the Baba Umer Durga, a Muslim shrine, is believed to have been followed for nearly 700 years, and each year hundreds of people, both Hindus and Muslims, take part in the ritual.
Local officials told television news stations there had been no reports of injuries. The infants, mostly under two years old, were dangled Thursday from the roof of the shrine near Sholapur, about 450km south of Mumbai, before being dropped about 15m onto a bedsheet held aloft by parents and other believers.
Television channels showed the babies screaming as they were shaken in the air before being dropped. With high child mortality rates, especially in India's rural areas, many people resort to rituals which they believe can ensure their children's health. Child rights activists expressed outrage after the Headlines Today television channel showed the babies being dropped.
"This shows the complete failure of the local administration to prevent this practice and to create awareness about children's health," said Ranjana Kumari, a civil rights activist in New Delhi. "It is also a reflection of the lack of access to health services, that forces people to behave in this irrational manner," Kumari said.
http://www.news.com.au/controversial-baby-throwing-tradition-slammed/story-0-...
Another ritual was taking place on the same day in Sholapur, about 280 miles south of Mumbai..... It led to rights activist lashing out at officials who allowed the hundreds of infants to be dropped from the roof of the Baba Umer Durga mosque.....
'This shows the complete failure of the local administration to prevent this practice and to create awareness about children's health,' said Ranjana Kumari, a civil rights activist in New Delhi. 'It is also a reflection of the lack of access to health services, that forces people to behave in this irrational manner'...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1204699/Pictured-Horrific-b...