Parents roll children/babies in Cow Manure in India Village
It's never dung me any harm... Parents roll children and babies in COW MANURE in Indian village where locals believe it protects them from disease
Parents have been rolling their children in cow dung in an Indian village
They believe the manure brings children good luck and a healthy life
The practice takes place after India's biggest Hindu festival, Diwali
Cows are sacred in Hindu faith and they they believe the dung has medicinal properties
A young boy cries out after his father throws him on a pile of cow dung in the small Indian village of Betul
People in the small village believe that smearing the dung on their young sons and daughters help to give them a healthy life free from ailments
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Its a tradition that Indians believe will bring their children good luck and protect them from disease.
And scores of parents have been lining up in the tiny village of Betul in Madhya Pradesh to roll their youngsters in cow pat.
People in the small village believe that smearing the dung on their young sons and daughters help to give them a healthy life free from ailments.
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They also say that the 'purity' of the cow dung will bring the children good luck.
The practice is followed a day after Diwali - the biggest Indian celebration, also known as the festival of lights.
Young babies were also rolled in the dung in the practice, which comes the day after the Hindu festival of Diwali
A little boy sits in the manure after being thrown in by his parents. Many Hindu preachers believe that cow urine and dung have medicinal properties
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The cow is considered one of the most sacred animals in Hinduism and they are worshipped as revered creatures.
Many Hindu preachers believe that cow urine and dung have medicinal properties.
Meanwhile cow slaughter and the consumption of beef is banned in certain parts of India.
Many Hindu preachers believe that cow urine and dung have medicinal properties
Why does western media always make stuff like this season like it's normal, everyday occurrences in India? There are over 1 billion people. One obscure village no one's heard of is not many.