3. Baby Dropping in India
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Each year during the first week in December, hundreds of babies are dropped from the Sri Santeswar Temple in Indi, Karnataka, India while the crowd sings and dances. The infants are dropped about 50 feet and caught in a cloth in the crowd below.
The ceremonial dropping is practiced by both Muslim and Hindu couples who receive a child after taking a vow at the temple. It is believed that this custom brings good luck, prosperity and health to the babes, most of whom are under two years old.
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