Man Marries Dog to Lift Curse

14 Nov 07

A 34 year old Indian farmer married his dog, called Salvi, in a bid to overcome what he believes is a curse. The young farmer from the Sivaganga district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, feels he has suffered from a spell of bad luck in the past 15 years. In his youth he cruelly killed two dogs and hung their bodies from a tree, but soon after his hearing and speech were impaired, and he was unable to walk.

None of the doctors he consulted knew why he had fallen ill, but an astrologist finally told him that he was cursed by the spirits of the dogs he had murdered.

Interestingly, the astrologist soothsayer also told him that the only way to undo the curse was to marry a dog and live with it.

After a long search for a ’suitable bride’, Selvakumar managed to get a four-year-old mongrel bitch from a friend and had a fully-fledged Hindu wedding in front of villagers and elders.

The canine bride, named Selvi, was adorned in a sari and flowers and brought to the temple by village women. A Hindu priest conducted the ceremony.

SuperWoof to Selvi and her new bridegroom.

Awoof! Archie