Man marries dog to make up for dog killing
Published: Nov. 13, 2007 at 2:59 PM
The strange wedding took place at a temple sacred to Ganesh, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, in a village in the state of Tamil Nardu, the Hindustan Times reported.
The man said the killed the pair of dogs while they were coupling and hung up their bodies.
"After that my legs and hands got paralyzed and I lost hearing in one ear," he said. "Only recently, after treatment I have managed to become mobile and that too with a crutch."
He was advised by an astrologer that he could be cured by marrying a female dog.
The bridegroom's relatives found a stray, washed it and dressed it in a wedding sari. The ceremony was followed by a marriage feast.
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