[b]Indian man marries dog to beat 'curse'[/b]CHENNAI, India (AFP) — An Indian farmer has married his dog in a bid to overcome what he believes is a curse caused by him having stoned to death two mating dogs in his rice field, press reports said.
The 34-year-old farmer, identified as Selvakumar from Sivaganga district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, fell on bad fortune 15 years ago after killing the dogs and hanging their carcasses from a tree.
A few days later, his hearing and speech were impaired and he was unable to walk.
Doctors were clueless, but an astrologer finally told him he was cursed by the spirits of the dogs he had killed. He could undo the curse only if he married a dog and live with it, the soothsayer said.
After a long search for a 'suitable bride', Selvakumar managed to get a four-year-old mongrel bitch from a friend and had a fully-fledged Hindu wedding in front of villagers and elders on Sunday, eyewitnesses said.
The canine bride, named Selvi, was adorned in a sari and flowers and brought to the temple by village women. A Hindu priest conducted the ceremony.
The reports, however, said Selvi the dog attempted to make a run for it -- apparently due to the large crowds -- but was eventually tracked down and returned to her new 'husband'.
"The dog is only for lifting the curse and after that, he plans to get a real bride," a friend of the groom said.
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Now thats messed up. He married his dog to get rid of a curse which was put on him bcoz he previously killed 2 other dogs.
Somehow i cant imagine the dog bringing him his tea in the morning... or at any other time of the day for that matter.
I bet shes a right (rhymes with witch)! lol
whod wana marry him after he'd married a dog :?
To be beautiful is to expect nothing in return.
that poor dog
No not the gum drop buttons! – Gingy
yeah... people just wouldnt look at both of them the same way ever again. Coz you have to imagine the logistics of it.... lol
Then again, the people were the ones who helped make the wedding happen. So you gotta wonder about them.
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That’s absurd. So how did the dog say ‘I do’?
‘Wuff’
im not sure if they actually say 'I do' in a hindu wedding.
Dont they just circle the fire 7 times?? :?:
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I wouldn't no.
what did the dog wear
To be beautiful is to expect nothing in return.
A flowery necklace and a Orange scarf.
yep by the looks of the picture.
she looked very excited.
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Yeah, she must have been very excited.
Lol when i saw th title of th topic i thought it was something about tony blair!
in my days of jahaliyyah i experienced kissing dog-breath...better not continue wid that story...
Don't just do something! Stand there.
ewww
To be beautiful is to expect nothing in return.
They do say "i do" in a hindu wedding but the process is a bit longer and circling the fire seven times is part of the process of saying i do.
No not the gum drop buttons! – Gingy
Not a scarf, was a sari.
Salam
A lot of women in Britain are also married to dogs.
Just take a closer look.
Many of them end up marrying a dog.
Omrow