Bizarre Traditions Across the World - Take a look at the most shocki- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Take a look at the most shocking and weird traditions from across the world, which will blow your mind away.Baby Tossing: Believe it or not, but in a shocking tradition followed in India, mainly in the Maharashtra region, infants are tossed from the top of a temple, from around 15 meters. According to this tradition, it is believed that this will bring good luck to the child.

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Swallowing live fish to cure Asthama: Asthma sufferers gather every June in the southern city of Hyderabad to gulp down the fish stuffed with a yellow herbal paste, in the hope it will help them breathe more easily. Reportedly, the 156-year-old treatment from Hindu saint contains a secret formula of herbs.

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Self-flagellation: Muharram is the first month in the Islamic Calendar, and this was the month which marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala, when Imam Hussein ibn Ali was killed, followed by 72 warriors who were killed over the next ten days. Shi’a Muslims in India, and also other countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh, mourn this event by flogging their naked bodies with a bunch of chains known as ‘Matam’.

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Tongue Piercing: The piercing is common in a number of religious festivals. In some regions, young boys and sometimes girls take part in the ritual piercing.

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Varuna Yajna: If monsoons are delayed, in some parts of India Hindu priests sit inside barrels containing water as they perform special prayers in order to appease Varun Dev.

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