BABY TOSSING

  Every year in Solapur (a region in Maharashtra, India) parents get together to throw their babies off the top of a 50 foot tower.The babies are caught in a sheet held by other villagers on the ground.The parents believe that the practice will give their children long and healthy lives.This is practiced mostly by Muslims but some Hindu families also engage in it. Parents that part take in this ritual are usually those who have become pregnant after praying at the Shrine of Baba Umer Dargah. Local authorities provide policing for the event despite the fact that national government is opposed to it.



And a video about tossing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbOsEmHzq1c