Ritual Throwing Clothes On Roof

The ritual long popular in maharashtra and karnataka states dates back almost 700 years to a time when infant mortality was high medical knowledge was scant and families had few places to turn.

Ritual throwing clothes on roof.

Legend has it that centuries ago when the infant mortality rate was high a saint advised the families of this region to demonstrate their faith in god by throwing their babies off the roof of a shrine and that god would magically produce a sheet below to catch them in. Involves rites to awaken and welcome the goddess to be a guest typically done on the sixth day of the festival. The local name of this baby throwing ritual remains unknown but it has apparently been in practice for the past 700 years by hindu and muslim indians alike in the states of karnataka and maharashtra. A scene from a baby throwing ceremony in 2009.

A similar custom at the sri santeswar temple near indi in the state of karnataka during the first week of december was reported on by the telegraph. The people of this village have been practising this for about 500 years. Renate söhen thieme a professor at the school of oriental and african studies london told the telegraph that the ritual is certainly not part of the classical hindu tradition and does not adhere to muslim precepts. This is a 700 year old ritual practiced by both hindu and muslim families in the area.

Bizarre 700 year old festival in india where screaming helpless newborn babies are thrown from the roof of an ancient mosque tossing the infants from the rooftop is believed to bring health and. Western indian ritual of hurling young children onto a cloth from heights of almost six feet during the hindu festival navratri. Typically completed on the. Toddlers are annually tossed from the roof of a temple to bring them good luck a frightened child is hung over the edge of the temple roof.

If you want to see this ritual you must visit solapur in the state of maharashtra on the first of may. My mom was going crazy and she threw crap off the roof over a simple fanmail video.