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To: Canuck Dave who wrote (15334)	7/18/2000 11:51:06 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 62548

Girl Weds Dog in Puppy Loveless Marriage Updated 8:36 AM ET July 17, 2000 MOHANPUR, India (Reuters) - A four-year old Indian girl has married a stray dog in a traditional Hindu service -- and it wasn't a case of puppy love at first sight. The bizarre ceremony was prompted by an astrologer who told the girl's father that the ceremony would transfer the evil effects of the planet Saturn from the girl to the dog. The girl, Anju, had suffered several illnesses and had fallen in ponds, fractured bones and burnt her hand in the kitchen, the father, Subal Karmakar, said. "The astrologer said the evil effect of Saturn can be countered by marrying the child to a dog," he said. Anju was married Monday with Hindu priests chanting hymns in front of 150 of the 250 residents in a village, a cluster of 15 huts amid paddy fields 35 miles north of Calcutta. Residents of the village, mostly illiterate, enjoyed the feast but ridiculed the ceremony. "He is superstitious, but why should I care if he wants to waste money and give us a feast? I enjoyed the rice, meat, curd, lentil and sweets," said Fakir Chand Durlab, Karmakar's neighbor. Anju's father was unrepentant. "I did the right thing for my child. My grandfather had arranged a marriage of a relative with a dog 40 years ago and the remedy worked." Villagers said they enjoyed the sight of the girl garlanding the dog the way a Hindu bride does. Villagers then helped the dog put a garland around the bride with its paws. The girl's bridal attire, the music and the menu at the feast matched a traditional marriage ceremony, villagers said. Police said they were aware of the ceremony but not bothered by it. "Nobody has complained," said Satya Das Ganguly, who heads the local police station. "Nobody has been harmed and I don't think any law has been violated."