NEW DELHI –– A girl in eastern India has been married to a dog in a bid to ward off tigers, a report said on Thursday.
The tribal wedding took place to the beating of drums in a slum on the outskirts of Orissa state capital Bhubaneswar, a news agency said quoting witnesses.
Local people said the girl had developed abnormalities in her teeth which made her prone to "being devoured by a tiger".
The tribal ritual is believed to rid her of the danger, they said.
The tribal wedding took place to the beating of drums in a slum on the outskirts of Orissa state capital Bhubaneswar, a news agency said quoting witnesses.
Local people said the girl had developed abnormalities in her teeth which made her prone to "being devoured by a tiger".
The tribal ritual is believed to rid her of the danger, they said.