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But then again,
Varma made the same challenge with the original
Phoonk, but the contest was withdrawn after allegations
that the selection process was rigged.
Maybe he feels that Indians have forgotten about
that fiasco. |
Indians do far scarier things in real life than anything
in Phoonk 2.
In Shetpal village in Sholapur, Maharashtra,
for example, each house has a resting place for cobras
in their ceilings.
The cobras live in the houses with their human tenants,
and there has apparently never been a case of cobra-bite
in Shetpal.
The people of Kalyanpur in Vaishali, Bihar,
worship bats as God. They protect these animals as well
as offer food to them. They believe that their village
is out of danger as long as the bats stay with them.
Baba Sheikh Umar Saheb Dargah temple is
situated in Musti village in Sholapur, Maharashtra. Here
the bizarre tradition of throwing infants off a 50ft tower
has been followed for over 500years. It is believed to
be a blessing for the baby.
The Santhal tribes in Bihar baptize their
young girls as Visha kanya i.e. girl with poison. They
wrap pots of venom on their necks to avoid attacks on
them by offenders. In Bengal some people wrap snakes around
their bodies without any fear.
Some tribes in eastern India believe marrying
a dog could prevent the coming of evil and bring good
luck.
In certain districts of Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Devadasi system is still
practiced.
Also known as Jogamma, Yellamma and Holiyamma, this is
the practice in which young girls are married and dedicated
to deities, after which they are sexually exploited and
forced to live their lives as prostitutes.
The phoney evil spirits and black magic
of Phoonk 2 has nothing on real-life in some parts of
India.
