Disabled kids given 'burial' treatment during eclipse in Karnataka.Byline: ANI Gulbarga (Kartnataka), July 23 (ANI): With a hope to heal their children of physical disability, many parents in Gulbarga region of Karnataka buried their children upto the neck in a pit during solar eclipse. The Saat Gumbaj in Khari Babri, Mominpur, Naya Mohalla Mohalla is a term to describe a neighborhood or locality in the cities and towns of South Asia. It can refer to:
Parents of children suffering from physical disability in limbs, paralysis or polio gathered at these venues with their wards to give them a 'burial' treatment with the belief burying them upto the neck during the period of eclipse would cure them of the ailments. Those who availed such a weird treatment were not only locals but also many from other districts and the adjoining states of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (än`drə prä`dāsh), state (2001 provisional pop. 75,727,541), 106,052 sq mi (275,608 sq km), SE India, on the Bay of Bengal. The capital is Hyderabad. and Maharashtra. Around 100 children underwent this treatment, conducted in unhygienic conditions since a couple of the pits in which they were buried happened to be next to garbage dumps. The ritual commenced an hour before the solar eclipse and the affected part of a child's body Noun 1. child's body - the body of a human child juvenile body - the body of a young person baby tooth, deciduous tooth, milk tooth, primary tooth - one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) was massaged with oil and holy water for fifteen minutes before being buried. The children remained in the pit till the eclipse ended. "We apply oil, water and offer prayer before burying the child. This process starts 15 minutes before the solar eclipse. As soon as the eclipse ends we scoop open the pit and bring out the children one by one," said Zafar Ansari Zafar is a young cricketer in England, with various accolades. Formerly, he attended St. John's Beaumont school before moving onto Hampton School, which he currently attends. His progress through Surrey County Cricket Club's Academy has been rapid. , a resident. Some of the parents said that the condition of their children after undergoing this 'burial' treatment during eclipse period e·clipse period n. The period of time between infection by a virus and the appearance of the mature virus within the cell. eclipse period the time interval between viral penetration and the production of progeny virions. had improved vis-Ea-vis the prescribed medication by the doctors! This superstitious su·per·sti·tious adj. 1. Inclined to believe in superstition. 2. Of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition. su ritual has been prevalent among both the Hindus and Muslims in this region known as Hyderabad-Karnataka. Reportedly, for the past five years this ritual has been a regular affair during both solar and lunar eclipse periods. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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