Weird, Bizarre, Shocking acts by Sonia Gandhi, Narendra Modi Devotees

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Can You imagine that someone can chop off and donate his finger for the sake of his political idols? The saga of sycophancy in Indian political history reached a new height when a Karnataka man donated one of his fingers at Tirupati. The offering was made at the famous Hindu temple after Congress leaders, Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, got bail in the National Herald case. Read more here..........Weird, Bizarre, Shocking acts by Sonia Gandhi, Narendra Modi Devotees

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Saintly Man Dreams of Gold Treasure, Government sends Team to Dig it up

If you believe in hidden treasures and supernatural powers guarding them, then this story will interest you as much as it has stirred Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The Government agency is all set to dig a 19th century treasure of 1,000 tonnes of gold after a sadhu apparently dreamed about it and convinced a Union Minister that it could help alleviate some of the country’s financial troubles, an Indian Express report stated.
Read more...here Saintly Man Dreams of Gold Treasure,  Government sends Team to Dig it up 

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Bizarre temple tradition

Bangalore, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, already battling corruption scandals and dissidence, is now caught in a delicate balancing act over a bizarre practice at a famous temple.

The practice, said to be 400 years old, involves people rolling over plantain leaves containing leftovers of meals consumed by Brahmins in the belief that it cures them of skin ailments. Read More................Now a bizarre temple tradition trips Karnataka government (Karnataka Newsletter)

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Odd to outright Bizarre, Indians go superstitious for World Cup

When that obsessive lover tries to seduce the sporting gods, charm the holy spirits and change the course of destiny to help its team win - even if it means standing for 12 hours or not paying even one visit to the toilet - then calling India a cricket-loving nation is an understatement.

The World Cup in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium is making Indians act in strangely irrational ways. All that the self-imposed rituals need are a patriotic heart and a highly-developed ability to correlate the activities on TV with one's surroundings. Read More................Odd to outright bizarre, India goes superstitious for World Cup

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Bizarre Indian Circus

Cows sunbathing on expressways. Bare-bodied sadhus on cellphones. Chappal combats in Parliament. Spitting and urinating in public places. Chaos, golmaal, jugaad... all pieces of a vast multi-cultural mosaic called India. Read more: Let's celebrate a day in the life of India

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'Dead infant' comes to life at cremation ground

Sirsa: In a bizarre incident, a 45-day-old infant declared "dead" by a doctor started breathing, a few seconds before its burial at a cremation ground here today.
"The baby boy was immediately rushed to a hospital where he is breathing normally and is being given intravenous drips," his father Vinod Kumar told reporters. Read More................''Dead'' infant ''comes to life'' at cremation ground

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Jessica Simpson tries out Bizarre beauty therapy in India

Jessica Simpson tried out a beauty therapy during a trip to Mumbai – she poured salt water through her nostrils.

As part of her new show The Price Of Beauty, Jessica travelled to Mumbai to try out some of the world's wackiest beauty therapies, reports the Mirror. Read More................Jessica Simpson tries out bizarre beauty therapy during Mumbai trip

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Bizarre ritual of lowering the infants into a 50-feet deep well

Sangli (Maharashtra): Authorities have launched an awareness campaign in Maharashtra's Sangli district to rid the locals of practising bizarre superstitious rituals.

Buzz up!Villagers in Sangli follow a ritual of lowering the infants into a 50-feet deep well with a belief it would help in increasing the life of the kids.

This ritual is very old and the villagers observe it every year on the occasion of 'Gudi Padwa' or the Hindu New Year. Read More................Maharashtra villagers sensitized against bizarre superstitious rituals

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Bizarre rail accident

CHENNAI: In a bizarre rail accident, an "unauthorized man" ran an electric train for about seven kilometres unnoticed before ramming it into a goods train, leaving six persons dead and 11 others injured near Vyasarpadi Jeeva station in the city's northwestern suburbs. Read More................Six killed in train accident in Tamil Nadu

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People throng to 'Witches' for cure to AIDS, cancer

Raipur: In a bizarre ritual that took place midnight last on the outskirts of Raipur, three women known as the 'Navratri witches' and claiming to be blessed by goddess Durga, slapped people while chanting the names of the goddess to rid them of dreaded diseases like AIDS and cancer.

On the banks of a pond at New Purena locality, poor people suffering from serious ailments came to be 'cured' by the three 'witches' who claimed to adept in witchcraft. Read more........................People throng to 'Navratri witches' for cure to AIDS, cancer

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Children stab themselves in this bizarre ritual

COIMBATORE: In a bizarre ritual called "parakathi" here in western Tamil Nadu, little boys and men stab their arms, back and belly and offer their thanks to the Goddess Sakthi every year on Vijayadasami, the last day of the Navarathri festival. Read more.............................Children stab themselves in this bizarre TN ritual

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Weird Child-dropping ritual

A Weird ritual of dropping children between one and five years from a height of up to 20 feet in a Karnataka village to fulfil a vow to the gods will be banned, a senior state official has said.

The annual ritual takes place in December at the Shiva Parvathi temple coinciding with the village fair in Nidoni village in Bijapur district in this southern Indian state otherwise known globally for its software and outsourcing industry.

Couples without children for a long time take a vow that if they are blessed with a child, they will have their newborn dropped from atop the Shiva Parvathi temple, said panchayat secretary Ramesh Gawari, a native of Nidoni, 550 km northwest of Bangalore.Read more.......................Bizarre child-dropping ritual faces ban in Karnataka

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