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Frog weddings in northeast India to appease rain god

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Agartala/Guwahati, April 16 (IANS) In a ritual to appease the rain god, villagers in Tripura and Assam married off frogs hoping that it would end their sufferings arising out of a protracted dry spell in India's northeastern region. Frog weddings are traditionally performed in northeastern India during drought-like situations before the onset of monsoon. "It is believed that the rain god is pleased when a frog wedding is performed. Since there has been no rain for the past couple of months, we ...

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