8、嫁给一条蛇。

A woman, who claimed to have fallen in love with a snake got married to the reptile as per Hindu rituals at Atala village of Orissa's Khurda district. The unusual marriage took place in 2006 with over 2,000 people taking out a procession to celebrate the event. Attired in a silk saree, 30 year-old Bimbala Das was seen sitting for around one hour as priests chanted mantras to complete the ritual. The snake which lived in an ant hill near her home, however, was not around and a brass replica of a serpent was kept by the side of the woman instead. Bimbala said: "Though snakes cannot speak nor understand, we communicate in a peculiar way. Whenever I put milk near the ant hill where the Cobra lives, it (the snake) always comes out to drink." When Bimbala disclosed her idea of marrying a snake, villagers reportedly appreciated it saying the marriage will bring good fortune to the area. They also came forward to offer a grand feast for those who came to attend the marriage.

印度Orissa邦Khurda地区的Bimbala Das爱上了一条蛇，这个已经30岁的女人在2000多名宾客的见证下按照印度教的仪式嫁给了它，婚礼上，她穿着丝绸纱丽，祭司吟诵咒语完成仪式。那条蛇住在她家附近的蚁丘上，婚礼时没有出现，一个黄铜蛇模型摆放在她身边用以代替。她说“尽管蛇不会说话也不明白人们的思想，但是我们通过一种独特的方式交流。每次只要我在它生活的蚁丘边放一点牛奶，它就会来喝。”据说当她表明自己想嫁给一条蛇的时候，村民们都很赞同，他们认为这会给村子里带来好运，村民们还自发盛宴款待来参加婚礼的人。