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Throw Babies in India: Where Is It Done?
Throw Babies in India: Where Is It Done?
Throw Babies in India: Where Is It Done?
Each year, new parents in the city of India are willing to let their babies be thrown
from the roof of a 15-meter high shrine.
Where is it done?
Specifically, in Sholapur, India. in a Muslim shrine called Baba Umer Durga.
What does it consist of?
The practice is that a priest throws newborn from 3 months to 2 years of age from
the top of a temple and a group of people catch him with a blanket.