CHILDREN BURIED UP TO NECK TO CURE DISABILITIES

  North Karnataka is the home to some of the weirdest traditions of India.One such tradition is burying children up to the neck to cure their physical  disabilities.This tradition is generally carried out during solar eclipse.

  Before sunrise pits are dig sufficiently deep so that the neck of a child can just come out.The children are then kept inside the pit for a few hours.The number of hours may range from an hour to continuously six hours at a stretch.Many parents believe that disability in children occurs due to the negative effects of solar eclipse.

 Hence it can only be cured by exposing them to sun during solar eclipse.Putting them in the mud because mud is considered to be holy.Some of the parents even claim to have their children successfully treated by this ritual.