Devotees at a shrine in western India's Maharastra district perform a bizarre ritual: throwing babies. They toss infants from a height of 50 feet onto a cloth sheet held by both Muslim and Hindu worshippers. They believe it's good for the newborn babies' health.
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The faithful have been observing the infant-throwing ritual at the Solapur shrine for over five hundred years.
It's practiced by parents who are blessed with a child after taking a vow at the dargah, a place of worship.
The devotees of Musti village believe that it's good for the health of the newborn, and that the whole exercise makes the children strong.
But for onlookers, this age-old ritual may seem a bit bizarre, and, well, dangerous. The good news is, they say no newborns have ever been harmed or injured in the process.
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