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A cow and a bull have been married off in a lavish
Indian wedding – costing £10,00 because their owners believe their wedding will
save their village’s harvest from a ‘natural disaster’.
MirrorUK reports that more than 5,000 villagers
turned up to watch sacred cow Ganga and Prakash get hitched during the 1
million rupee Hindu ceremony held near Indore in Madya Pradesh. The nuptials
were organised by Ganga’s guardian, Gopal Patwari,
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“Natural
calamities like hailstorms and heavy rain occurred in nearby areas, destroying
their crops. To prevent this from happening to our villages we organised this
wedding on the advice of Sadhus and holy men. We have been told this will
maintain peace in our village.” The wedding took two
months to organise and invitations were sent to 10,000 residents of three
closely connected villages, encouraging them to donate what they could spare.
Most of them are farmers growing wheat, barley, beans and cotton and so heavily
depend on a good harvest to survive.
CowGanga, who is considered sacred in the Hindu
religion, arrived early dressed in a red custom-made bridal saree, jewels, dyes
and a garland. The bull Prakash arrived in a decorated bugee and draped in a
multicoloured sherwani and orange turban.
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The ceremony started with Mr Patwari giving Ganga
away before a Sadhu performed all the traditional rituals. This included Haldi,
Ganesh Pooja, Mandap and Fera – where the couple are led around a sacred fire
to affirm the marriage. After which they were finally announced a couple,
sparking hours of feasting and dancing to a DJ.
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