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Indians 'Marry' Sacred Trees to Ward Off Evil Eye

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CALCUTTA, India (Reuters) - Residents in the Indian city of Calcutta have "married" two colorfully decorated trees in an elaborate ceremony to ward off an evil spell.



The marriage between the sacred trees -- whose trunks were decorated with red cloth, streaks of vermilion and marigold garlands -- was followed by a banquet attended by nearly 1,000 people.


"There is an evil eye that has been cast on us. So we decided to take recourse to spiritual means to ward it off," Gouri Shankar Sengupta, one of the organizers of the wedding between a banyan tree and a peepul, a kind of fig tree, said on Monday.


A spate of burglaries had hit the area recently, as well as a murder and two suicides, which many residents felt came from an evil spell. The "marriage" took place Saturday but wedding celebrations will end late Monday.


During the ceremony, a Hindu priest chanted hymns and lit a holy fire near the trees, which stand side by side.

Bet that's gonna be a fun honeymoon....

Hmm. Kind of like the People in india who married dogs for good luck.

I hope I never need luck that bad.

You Marry a dog and your friend can marry a tree,you then dont have to take your husband/dog to the park ,you can take him to your frieds house and he can c*** his leg and piss on her husband/tree

I wonder what can't be married in India...

well that beats me and my potato's marrige .

I want to see a photo of the evil eye!

Ha haaa - that cracked me up

Well aint that special?! So I wonder when the kids (saplings) start arriving?

at least his wife won't nag him to death

just kidding

Who would marry a tree?

What a SAP!!


Uh oh...what if...if..... if she LEAVES him !!!!

He would PINE for her!!

They better SPRUCE up their marriage !!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

I just Twiged at that one........when they get a bit older they will eventually BRANCH out a little.........i will LEAVE the rest to you`s