Man 'marries' dog to beat curse

[Stalin_Skaya]

An Indian man has "married" a female dog, hoping the move will help atone for stoning two other dogs to death.

P Selvakumar, 33, said he had been cursed since the killings, suffering paralysis and a loss of hearing.

The wedding took place at a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu state. The "bride" wore an orange sari with a flower garland and was fed a bun to celebrate.

Superstitious people in rural India sometimes organise weddings to animals in the hope of warding off curses.

'Tried every cure'

Crowds cheered the newly-weds at the end of the ceremony in Sivaganga district, about 50km (30 miles) east of the city of Madurai.

The "bride", who is called Selvi, was led to the temple in Manamudurai wearing a sari before vows were exchanged in a traditional Hindu ceremony.

A relative of the groom who attended the wedding said he hoped Mr Selvakumar would now be cured.

"Fifteen years back Selvakumar was physically fit. But, once he attacked a pair of dogs and thereafter Kumar could not move his limbs freely," the relative, Ramu, told the BBC.

"He tried every cure for his ailment but could not be rid of his disability.

"On the advice of an astrologer and others, he decided to marry a bitch to get cured. Then we arranged Selvakumar's marriage with a bitch."

[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7093422.stm[/url]

[Illusional]

doesn't the dog have any say in this..??

raverboy

[cuddlemonster]

wow. makes me glad to be American.

[wise25663]

What the hell is wrong with some people? I wonder if there going to try to have children. I wonder if they're are going to decide to have children.

Nate

[Only-virgins]

Sounds like just an extreme situation. There is always extremes of everything. I am sure there is some dude f*cking a monkey somewhere just as I type this...I don't care for extreme events anymore.

[Junket]

For a second there, I thought Stalin came back.