Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Tattoos ward off stomach aches

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Sporting skin tattoos may be a fad for English footballer David Beckham or film star Saif Ali Khan, but children in Jharkhand wear them around their navels to be protected from stomach ailments - though unwittingly.

A tribal child in Jharkhand on the 21st day of his life undergoes a painful puncturing of skin around the navel with a hot sickle; the belief is that it will protect the child from various diseases. Read More................Jharkhand: Tattoos ward off stomach aches

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