A wedding ceremony of two frogs was held in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur in the belief it will bring showers in the state that has received less-than-normal rain this monsoon.
As per local tradition in some Indian villages, frogs are married off when a region is facing less rain or a drought-like situation in order to please the rain. 20.07.2022, Sputnik International
The women of the Pipardeura area in Maharajganj also sang while giving a mud bath to BJP MLA Jaimangal Kanojiya and Nagar Palika chairman Krishna Gopal Jaiswal.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. With monsoon playing truant in the region, a group of women in Maharajganj district performed a ritual by soaking local MLA and Nagar Palika chairman in a mud tub to please rain god Indra . India News | UP: Maharajganj MLA Takes Mud Bath to Please Rain God.