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There is no dearth of strange reasons why people and animals are married off in India – and this is not even to the same species at times. So, many would find it completely in tune with their religious and social beliefs when they see these two frogs being tied in the holy bond of matrimony, not so that they can have lifelong companionship and love, but mainly because the residents of Jorhat, Assam, believe the sacred ritual would appease the rain gods, causing them to take pity on the region and rain.
The Jorhat district of Assam is also passing through a bad phase of dust storm and dry wave these days followed by severe water crisis in paddy fields too. This is what motivated the residents of the area to organise the a frog marriage.
In this video, two frogs that have been caught by the locals are married amid much fanfare and with all the rituals as your would find in a human Hindu wedding, including the “bride” having sindoor (vermillion powder) being applied on her. In this case, though, a human stood proxy for the groom who had practical restrictions when it came to being unable to apply the sindoor on his bride.
It’s yet to be determined if this endeavour to appease the rain god, Varun Dev, has proved fruitful or not.
