Uttar Pradesh: This wedding ceremony of plastic frogs in Varanasi to please rain god Indra will leave you in wonders; see pics
In a most bizarre act, people of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi did something unbelievable to please Hindu Mythological rain God Indra that will blow your mind hard. A wedding ceremony was organized of two plastic frogs in Varanasi. As the state is to witness rainfall from last week of the month, as per the predictions of a people, who were also the organiser of the wedding. They said, that they are doing so to request the rain God to bless the city with ample rainfall.
The unconventional wedding od plastic frogs were performed after a long month of extreme summer.
“We want rainfall in the city. It's an old belief that wedding of frogs makes Indra Dev happy. So we organised this wedding, requesting Indra Dev for the monsoon,” the organisers were quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
A group of people organised a wedding of two plastic frogs in #Varanasi. Organisers say, 'we want rainfall in the city. It's an old belief that wedding of frogs makes Indra Dev (God of rain in Hindu mythology) happy. So we organised this wedding, requesting Indra Dev for monsoon' pic.twitter.com/vKgPb0xcBW
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 23, 2018
In the image, it can be seen two plastic frogs are being kept in a decorated plate with garlands. Two people dressed up as bride and groom were holding the plates which carried the newlyweds. Like an Indian wedding, all the rituals and programs were organised and women can be seen dancing to the beats of local drum players.
Catch some awful wedding ceremony pictures:
Organisers say, 'we want rainfall in the city. It's an old belief that wedding of frogs makes Indra Dev (God of rain in Hindu mythology) happy. So we organised this wedding, requesting Indra Dev for monsoon'
First published: 24 June 2018, 12:43 IST
