8-yr-old girl married off to a frog in TN

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Monday, January 19, 2009 3:16 PM IST

Eight-year-old R Vigneswari with the frog after the wedding ceremony.
P Arul
First Published : 18 Jan 2009 02:30:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 19 Jan 2009 09:37:59 AM IST



VILLUPURAM: The annual ritual of getting a girl married to a frog organised in Pallu Puthupattu village on the Tamil Nadu- Puducherry border is a interesting meeting of fairy tale and real life.

On the first Friday of Thai (Tamil month) every year, a girl of Pallu Puthupattu village is married off to a frog that is fished out from a temple tank.

On Friday 8-year-old R Vigneswari of the village was married to a frog that was fished out from a Sri Muthu Mariyamman temple.

At the wedding the residents adopted all the rituals that are followed during a normal wedding. The people residing at western side of Sri Muthu Mariyamman temple were considered as relatives of frog. They visited the residence of the bride, Vigneswari and obtained permission of her parents for the marriage.

The girl decked up with bridal make up and saree was taken out on a rally on Friday evening. The procession culminated at pond in Vannankulam.

After three-hour long ordeal they have caught a frog from the tank. Amidst chanting of devotional hymns and beating of drums, temple priest, on behalf of the amphibian, tied nuptial knot to Vigneswari in a pandal set up at near a school.

Residents greeted the ‘newly married couple’ and offered moi (cash) to them. Dinner was served to all the invitees in pandal. After performing pujas the frog was released into the temple pond.

The local residents believe that performing such marriages will protect them from evil forces and ailments.

An elder Pachaiyammal said: “People were conducting such marriages for many centuries now. We believe that Sri Mariyamman would protect us from evil forces if such marriages were conducted annually.” Villagers said that according to legend, the people here had suffered from various hardship and a large number of children and others died following outbreak of cholera and other ailments in the village.

When they offered prayer to Sri Mariyamman, the goddess appeared in their dream and suggested them to conduct ‘divine marriage’ every year.

In the dream the goddess said, the marriage must be conducted between Lord Shiva, who would be a reincarnation as a frog and live in the temple tank, and herself, as she would reincarnate herself as a girl child.

Source: 8-yr-old girl married off to a frog

Let's try to be constructive... How can we tackle such backwardness?

[Jihad]

I wonder how her weddingnight was.

[Bezerk]

That's sad. Yet hilarious to an Idle mind.

I came across this Interesting picture of a supposed girl getting married to a pooch.

[TheLord]

These types of celebrations were invented to have a "fun day". There are lots of such festivals here. The villagers will have fun, tasty food, celebrations and off from their routine-boring work. The next day the girl goes back to her normal life and the frog goes to the water tank.

[Bezerk]

These types of celebrations were invented to have a "fun day". There are lots of such festivals here. The villagers will have fun, tasty food, celebrations and off from their routine-boring work. The next day the girl goes back to her normal life and the frog goes to the water tank.

Are you sure? Because that doesn't sound fun at all. Would you care to post a source for that please?

[Lockheed F-16]

These types of celebrations were invented to have a "fun day". There are lots of such festivals here. The villagers will have fun, tasty food, celebrations and off from their routine-boring work. The next day the girl goes back to her normal life and the frog goes to the water tank.

Yes, of course. Please don't try to excuse. Your indian ceremonys are always a laugh worth and I hhave to ask if the little frog is Mukherjee?!

And if it's for fun, then how boring is the life in India

[Silverfalcon]

Frog - DOG - Whats next ?? an alligator

[Amanpuneet Singh]

This is a *****-pan at best no regard for education or law and police just sit there and watch ,these people need to be educated but still when u breed like rabbits these things gonna happen rituals of old pagan religion.

[Bezerk]

This is a *****-pan at best no regard for education or law and police just sit there and watch ,these people need to be educated but still when u breed like rabbits these things gonna happen rituals of old pagan religion.

I agree with you to "Some" Extent. India's home to a Billion people. Cultural diversity is a high factor in these acts of illiteracy. But if there's religion Involved, then they could very well be a practice of the masses. Not minorities.

[Lockheed F-16]

This is a *****-pan at best no regard for education or law and police just sit there and watch ,these people need to be educated but still when u breed like rabbits these things gonna happen rituals of old pagan religion.

Well, that hasn't any link to education, but it's hinduism.A 8 year old girl is a god for you, a cow is a god for you, so why not a frog or a dog? WHat's next?

[indimadness]

Hahaha...this is just too funny!

Let's try to be constructive... How can we tackle such backwardness?

Well, we cant.It isn't backwardness, its superstition.

[Ali.009]

What the hell is that. Marrying to a dog still makes sense as compared to a FROG.

[Amanpuneet Singh]

Well, that hasn't any link to education, but it's hinduism.A 8 year old girl is a god for you, a cow is a god for you, so why not a frog or a dog? WHat's next?

Mate i am not Hindu and i have all ready said these are the rituals of pagan religion who need some education.

[Devout]

What the hell is that. Marrying to a dog still makes sense as compared to a FROG.

By the way, what sense it makes to you?

[roadrunner]

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She's a lot lighter skinned than the average villager.

Wonder if that had anything to do with her selection to have the honour of marrying a frog.