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Man 'marries' dog to beat curse

 

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The " bride " wore a sari and a garland.

 

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*An Indian man has " married " a female dog, hoping the move will help atone

for stoning two other dogs to death.*

 

P Selvakumar, 33, said he had been cursed since the killings, suffering

paralysis and a loss of hearing.

 

The wedding took place at a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu state. The " bride "

wore an orange sari with a flower garland and was fed a bun to celebrate.

 

Superstitious people in rural India sometimes organise weddings to animals

in the hope of warding off curses.

 

*'Tried every cure'*

 

Crowds cheered the newly-weds at the end of the ceremony in Sivaganga

district, about 50km (30 miles) east of the city of Madurai.

 

The " bride " , who is called Selvi, was led to the temple in Manamudurai

wearing a sari before vows were exchanged in a traditional Hindu ceremony.

 

A relative of the groom who attended the wedding said he hoped Mr Selvakumar

would now be cured.

 

" Fifteen years back Selvakumar was physically fit. But, once he attacked a

pair of dogs and thereafter Kumar could not move his limbs freely, " the

relative, Ramu, told the BBC.

 

" He tried every cure for his ailment but could not be rid of his disability.

 

 

" On the advice of an astrologer and others, he decided to marry a bitch to

get cured. Then we arranged Selvakumar's marriage with a bitch. "