Bhekuli-r Biya for rain was common in Nagaon. I myself has attended couple of those when I was a school kid, back in late seventies! It was more fun than praying for rain though monsoon visited the place few days later!
Ganesh --- Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The GOA can't do anything about the power crises, > people are > desparate, and so its bhekulis to the rescue. > > --Ram > > >From the Telegraph > ________________________ > Frog marriage to induce rains > OUR CORRESPONDENT > Jorhat, June 14: Reeling under the impact of > sweltering heat, whose > effect has been compounded by the long hours of > powercuts, residents > in Upper Assam organised a marriage of frogs last > evening in the hope > that it would open up the skies and bring the > monsoon. > > "We strongly believe that performing a frog marriage > will bring rains. > Only a heavy shower will bring the temperature > down," said Parag Bora, > one of the organisers of the "wedding" at Cheunigaon > here. > > The two frogs were caught and kept in two separate > houses in the locality. > > Last evening a marriage ceremony was performed > following Hindu rituals. > > The bride and the groom were "cleaned up" and the > ceremonial fire was > lit at the bride's house where the pandit chanted > the slokas to > consolidate the marriage. > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
