Eclipse? India Says Demons And Terrorists And Floods, OhMy »

Posted By ruleofcj 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Religion

Hindu mythology blames eclipses on the demon Rahu – who is variously depicted as a snake or a dragon or a disembodied head – who swallows the sun. (The one common thread of depictions of Rahu is that they’re all scary whether here , here or here . But many Indians take their superstition to extremes, with some doctors willing to help expectant parents even delay labor to avoid birth on such a day.

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