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| sayami |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 04:14 PM
Nepalese man marries dog to ensure luck - and then dies
KATHMANDU : A 75-year-old man in Nepal married a dog in a local custom to ensure good luck only to die three days later, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
With his son and other relatives by his side, Phulram Chaudhary tied the knot with a dog Saturday in Durgauli village in the southwestern Kailali district.
He was following a custom of his Tharu community which holds that an old man who regrows teeth must take a dog as a bride.
"He believed that this would help him avoid great misfortune later in life.
However, he died a few days afterward," the state-run daily Gorkhapatra said. - CNA
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southasia/view/69459/1/.html
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| geordie |
Posted
on 05-Feb-04 06:20 AM
kasto superstatious budho,
maybe he died of honeymoon infection,haha.
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| saroj |
Posted
on 05-Feb-04 07:04 AM
He surely takes the phrase "doggy style" to new levels.
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| Biswo |
Posted
on 05-Feb-04 11:50 AM
In a related but somewhat serious note: dog marrying may not be part of our custom, but the king of Junagadh, a princely state in Gujarat, became famous for doing something like that in nineteenth century.He organized a very expensive marriage for his dog.
He threw a lavish party, a lot of people including the whites ruling British India and protecting his state, went to the party. He even invited other royalties from sorrounding states. It is not clear if Nepal was invited or not, or whether our kings went to celebrate the marriage of the dog or not.
British media lashed out at the boorish and insensitive king of Junagadh who spent money while his population was in the want of better life, schools, bridges and irrigation. It boosted the common British people's belief that they were actually the best hope for poverty ridden, ignorant Indian society. It didn't help the cause of freedom fighters of India either. "If Indians rule themselves, they would rule like this, what freedom are you talking about?" was what some reactionary people would say.
The dog and his wife, which the king had seen while visiting the kennel of another king,were furnished with garish/red marital robe. A priest chanted Mantra while the dignitaries watched. The king worked as the protector/father of his dog. And the ceremony was concluded. This famous incidence is mentioned in almost all books about the Raj that tries to give its readers a flavor of the kings who ruled Royal India at the time.
It is not known whether the dog and his marriage really achieved any longevity. In the folksongs, it in deed did.
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| suva chintak |
Posted
on 05-Feb-04 12:59 PM
We need to give a calm, rational, and righteous attention to the doggy issue and not make a joke out of it. May be the whole national crisis we face is linked with this seemingly harmless incident.
The fact that an old Nepali man is forced to marry a bitch speaks volumes about our poverty, exploitation, and domination. Where have all the women gone to reduce this poor man to such extreme measures? Who is responsible for this State of affairs?
But the fault is not with the man or the women: the culprit is King! If he had not gone on regression, the man would not have had to do what he did. With the country fully in regression gear and the feudal and the dictatorial army marching everywhere, where can a honest man go, if not to his dog? After all, the canine is man's best friend, no? And what are best friends if not for such trying times? So one ought to hold the murderous King responsible for letting the old man go to the dogs!
Actually the roots of the present dog crisis are squarely located in the 30 year Panchayat dictatorship. The autocratic system prevented the search for democratic alternatives for men's aspirations and fulfilment. As a result, the pressure on the dogs continued unabated even during the 13 golden years of democracy. So if you encounter emaciated, abused, and confused dogs running in circles in the street, sympathise with them because they are just as victims of the heartless King as the Old Man.
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| bhunte |
Posted
on 05-Feb-04 08:47 PM
Happy Marriage!
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| ke_sh_u |
Posted
on 05-Feb-04 10:25 PM
Another soggy style snoop dog ..??? thats cool!!!!!!!!!!!1
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| Bhunte |
Posted
on 06-Feb-04 04:28 PM
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| sayami |
Posted
on 06-Feb-04 06:22 PM
May I borrow your dog for a few days?
It's for my mother-in-law," explained the mourner at the funeral procession. Tightening the leash, he gestured down at the dog and said, "My Doberman here killed her."
"Gee...That's terrible," commiserated the spectator. "But... Hmmmm... Is there anyway you might lend me your dog for a day or so?"
The bereaved son-in-law pointed his thumb over his shoulder and answered, "Get in line."
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| sayami |
Posted
on 06-Feb-04 06:27 PM
Girl weds dog to break 'evil spell'
A nine-year-old tribal girl in eastern India has married a stray dog as part of a ritual to ward off an "evil spell" on her, Indian newspapers have reported.
The girl promised to "take care of the dog"
The girl, Karnamoni Handsa, had to be married quickly because she had a tooth rooted to her upper gum, which is considered a bad omen by her Santhal tribe in the remote village of Khanyhan, about 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Calcutta.
"Members of the village jury asked us to get her married to a dog or to face the bad omen," the girl's father was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
The tribe elders said the marriage would not affect the girl's life, and that she would be free to marry again later and did not need to divorce the dog.
"It will not spoil her future. We will marry her off to eligible bachelor when she grows up," the girl's mother told AFP.
'No regret'
The wedding - which took place on 11 June - was attended by more than 100 guests, who danced to the beating of drums and drank home-made liquor.
"I have no regret in marrying the dog Bacchan. I am fond of the dog who moves around our locality," the girl told the AFP.
"Bacchan is a stray dog who survives on left-overs. I will take care of the dog," she added.
Indian newspapers reported that local police officials had ordered an inquiry into the incident.
The Santhals - most of whom are sharecroppers - are a large tribe living in the states of West Bengal and neighbouring Bihar and Jharkhand.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3004930.stm
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| Biruwa |
Posted
on 06-Feb-04 06:52 PM
The dog blissfully unaware of his bride behind him!
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| sayami |
Posted
on 06-Feb-04 07:13 PM
I can´t fast so long ..marriage ceromany in Nepal is too long..
Let´s start with the cake..
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| sayami |
Posted
on 06-Feb-04 07:14 PM
Waiting for another candidate...
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| sayami |
Posted
on 06-Feb-04 07:19 PM
That how it starts...
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| sayami |
Posted
on 06-Feb-04 07:22 PM
Now I have to believe in Hinduism.
It all starts unconsious..
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| Garibjanata |
Posted
on 07-Feb-04 08:56 AM
WHAT CONNECTION HAS A OLD MAN NEPALI, THARU, MARRYING A DOG PER HIS TRIBE'S CUSTOM TO DO WITH THE PRINCE OF JUNAGADH'S DOGS LAVISH WEDDING?
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| An Indun Poet |
Posted
on 08-Feb-04 04:29 AM
I think it was on Seinfield!
A Martian was looking through its telescope, saw some New Yorker running behind a dog picking it pooh pooh, and thought the dog must be the master.
You tell the same story to a Tharu villager in Terai, what would he think.
You tell some poor folks of Nepal, people in the more civilized society actually spend thousands of dollars to loose weight (or NOT to eat).
well....., different folks different strokes!!
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| jivman |
Posted
on 08-Feb-04 07:27 PM
Suvachintak:
I aint no expert or richie son of that bitche attitude. But I was a far happier person in the 80s. I had a better job. I could travel whereever I wanted to. Corruption was not rampent. People were much happier. But now life is foking hell. Can you please explain that to me
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| El Diablo |
Posted
on 09-Feb-04 05:49 AM
Jivman,
Suva Chintak is a satirist of the calibre of Moliere. How come you couldn't see the stark sarcasm in his commentary.
Bravo, SC.
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| jivman |
Posted
on 09-Feb-04 06:09 PM
Yap, I see bunch of jokester here often...
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