Priests in Chhattisgarh Walk Over Women in Order to Help Them Conceive

In a bizarre ritual that took place in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district, hundreds of women wanting to get pregnant lay on the ground as priests walked over them in order to help them conceive a child. Since then, videos of the incident have gone viral on the social media. Around 200 women could be seen lying on the ground on their stomach. Priests were seen walking over their backs while chanting mantras and holding banners. The ritual took place at ‘Madhai Mela’ in the district. It is usually held on the first Friday after Diwali and thousands of devotees come together to pray to goddess Angaarmoti. Local officials said that the ritual had been carried out for over 500 years and that the locals firmly believed in the power of the tradition. They even claimed that many women had conceived after attending the fair. Apart from the unusual ritual that had people questioning, hundreds of people were seen attending the fair without masks. Watch the video for yourself to see the inexplicable ritual and the crowd in attendance.