India Performs Infant Throwing Ritual

by admin on June 26, 2010

CHAN: Devotees at a Muslim shrine in western India’s Maharastra district perform a bizarre ritual: throwing babies. They toss infants from a height of 50 feet onto a cloth sheet held by both Muslim and Hindu worshippers. They believe it’s good for the newborn babies’ health. STORY: The faithful have been observing the infant-throwing ritual at the Solapur shrine for over five hundred years. It’s practiced by parents who are blessed with a child after taking a vow at the dargah, the Muslim place of worship. The devotees of Musti village believe that it’s good for the health of the newborn, and that the whole exercise makes the children strong. But for onlookers, this age-old ritual may seem a bit bizarre, and, well, dangerous. The good news is, they say no newborns have ever been harmed or injured in the process.

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VeritasTruthEmet June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

ok, im sorry. you are all fucked in the head and have far too MANY people. YOU ARE NUTS!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ishanhades June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

MUSLIMS are peace loving people. We do not have stupid and retarded traditions in our religion. From what i know, our god forbids those acts that is dangerous for ourselves and others. This is pure cultural practices in India, where they do countless senseless retarded and unexplainable rituals (no offense to indians, im just speaking the truth)

dedegun June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

Stupid indians they dont use deodarant. They smell liekc rap.

heathheath90 June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

what dicks

FatFuckingPrick June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

Shut the fuck up.

FatFuckingPrick June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

Yeah, has nobody told them concrete is the way to go?

amirrozlan June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

just to clear things up this has absolutely nothing to do with any regulations or requirements in Islam. which is why you don’t see muslims anywhere else in the world doing this. this is just a cultural practice.

TobyLittleDude June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

And I thought only the folks in China were messed up.

rerewert2 June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

1 question….what if they missed? LOL

neuro1941 June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

hey chinese bitch since when it is a Hindu ritual?

stacey4u2luv June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

Eckee englizee yah hiyawan. People war lol THe Taqiyah is most definatly a religious symbol to be like the prophet muhammad. It is the mans choice. Some also choose to wear the Tarboosh. Yes, it was Hindus too. You got one correct. Mabrook

koya25555 June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

that has got top be the stupidest thing I’ve ever read :) haha… how did you draw that conclusion??? people war all kinds of things due to the heat.. the taqiyah as you called it, is NOT a religious symbol.. it is more so cultural than anything… many Muslims countries and nations who don’t wear a taqiyah ya know… just saying, besides i heard this on other news coverages and it said it was Hindos too

stacey4u2luv June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

Of course they are Muslim they are wearing the taqiyah.

sexyealy June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

its only fair if the idiot parents throw themselves off the building first .

Wombat1965 June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

Fucking primitives…

com1112 June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

This is not in Islam AT ALL, it’s an innovation made by misguided individuals, no one else ANYWHERE in the world does this, it’s wrong it’s cruel to the babys and an insult to Islam

1970sEntertainment June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

LOL

1970sEntertainment June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

I am with you on that. I am SHOCKED.

Mirthless79 June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

This is why when you call cusomer service they act weird. They practically had their snapped and brain rattled when they were young. BTW isnt that considered inhumane?

koya25555 June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

I doubt they’re Muslims either….

Lazuotut June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

I have been raised to be tolerant of other cultures, but this has to be said:

Fuck you India, fuck you.

ShShShSharina June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

lol. at least hindu’s don’t call other religions polytheistic like a bunch of uneducated gorillas. but yeah, from the height they throw the children, maybe not so smart. if it’s religious, then hey, can’t argue with god. it’s like arguing with circumcision or baptism. ew, circumcision. thank god i’m hindu and female.

PrettyLilBrownGirl June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

I totally understand that other cultures have rituals & stuff that we don’t agree w/ or understand but this seems way too damn dangerous. It scares the shit out of me!

tazzy755 June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

HELL NO, I would never do this.

mallugurlu June 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

how on earth is it good for the babies ? What do they think, the children are bouncing balls ? Goodness… this is outrageous !

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