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With five priests chanting scriptures, a frog groom named Punarvasu and his amphibian bride Pushala were joined in holy Hindu matrimony by villagers hoping the ancient custom will bring monsoon rains to their drought-stricken district.

Organizer Nandkumar Pawar says thousands of people gathered Thursday in a massive tent in Patkhal village for the lavish wedding banquet.

He said that the frogs were decorated with flowers and smeared with turmeric, a holy and auspicious ointment. A brass band played Bollywood film songs while the priests blessed the frogs.

The region in Maharashtra state is 250 miles (400 kilometers) southeast of Mumbai, India's financial capital.

Frog weddings are practiced in some parts of India and other areas of South Asia.

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Jul 16, 2012

Ment'o

Amantshara awaphilanga.
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Jul 16, 2012

masende

another limpompo is in the building
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Jul 16, 2012

Flemza

Well if this is within there culture nothing wrong with that although , if it was here they should be in trouble from SPCA , as you all know SPCA are against indiginous people culture , this will be taken as cruelity to animals , they are lucky they are not here within Mzansi boarders.
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Jul 16, 2012

shaharazad

Masende, have you taken your medication today??

Indians are crazy, worshiping rats, monkeys, cows, goats and snakes but killing tigers. Now we have to be subjected to frogs' weddings. When is the next interplanetary space-ship leaving? I do need to be on it, for the sake of my sanity!!!
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