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BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh is no stranger to bizarre rain rituals, but this one bo
rders on the gresque. Minor girls were paraded naked, carrying a heavy wooden
fl, in Damoh district in the belief that it will please the rain gods.
博帕爾：印度中央邦對奇怪的祈雨儀式並不陌生，但這一場近乎怪誕。在達莫地區，小女
孩們赤裸著身體，手持沈重的木制連枷，人們相信這樣可以取悅雨神。
The National Commission for Prection of Child Rights has taken suo motu cogniz
ance of the ritual and asked for details from the collector. Graphic videos of
the parade have also been shared on social media.
國家保護兒童權利委員會已經注意到這個儀式，並向當地官員詢問細節。的視頻也在社交
媒體上分享。
In the fag end of monsoon, drought looms over large parts of Bundelkhand, forc
ing villagers to desperation. People of a tribal village in rain-parched Damoh
took to an age-old ritual in a last ditch attempt to appease the rain gods.
在季候風即將結束之際，乾旱籠罩著本德爾坎德邦的大部分地區，迫使村民陷入絕望。在
雨水乾燥的達莫，一個部落村莊的人們舉行了一個古老的儀式，試圖取悅雨神。
On Monday, two little girls, apparently aged below 10, carried a fl over their
shoulders as they led a procession of village women, including their mothers.
The women sang bhajans to seek blessings of the gods to save crops drying in
the fields. They also begged for alms, mainly foodgrains, which were then used
to prepare food in the fields to complete the ritual, said the mother of one
of the girls.
週一，兩個看上去不到10歲的小女孩扛著連枷，帶領著包括她們母親在內的村民隊伍。婦
女們唱著祈禱歌，祈求神的庇佑，拯救田裡將被曬乾的莊稼。其中一個女孩的母親說，她
們還乞求施捨，主要是糧食
The children had no clue why they were disrobed and made to walk around the vi
llage. 「This ritual has been happening for a few days,」 said some of the vil
lagers.
孩子們不知道為什麼她們被脫光了衣服，被迫在村子里走來走去。「這種儀式已經舉行了
好幾天了，」一些村民說。
The mother of one of the girls, who was paraded on Monday, said: 「Our paddy h
as started drying due to lack of rainfall. We need water. This will bring rain
.」
其中一個女孩的母親在週一參加了，她說：「我們的稻田因為少雨已經開始乾涸。我們需
要水。這會帶來雨的。」
Damoh SP DR Teniwar said, 「It is a tradition here that can be termed supersti
tion. We will investigate. In case we come to know about force being used ag i
nst the children while they are paraded naked, we will initiate action.」
達莫SP DR Teniwar說：「這是迷信。我們將進行調查。如果我們知道有人強迫兒童裸體
，我們將採取行動。」
有印度幼女裸體乞雨的八卦嗎？依照印度的情況這些幼女會被強姦嗎？