ବାବା ଉମର ଦରଗାହ
ବାବା ଉମର ଦରଗାହ (ଉର୍ଦ୍ଦୁ: بابا امر درگاہ) ଭାରତୀୟ ରାଜ୍ୟ ମହାରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରର ସୋଲାପୁରଠାରେ ଥିବା ଏକ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଇସଲାମ ଉପାସନାପିଠ ।[୧] ଏହା "ଶିଶୁ ଫିଙ୍ଗିବା ରୀତି" ପାଇଁ ବିଖ୍ୟାତ ।ଏହି ରୀତିରେ ଏକ 15 ମିଟର ଉଛ ଚଟାଣ ଉପରୁ ଶିଶୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ତଳେ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ଓ ମୁସଲମାନ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି</ref> It is known for a baby throwing ritual, in which infants are dropped from a 15-meter platform onto a cloth held by both Muslim and Hindu men.[୨][୩][୪] ମାନଙ୍କଦ୍ୱାରା ଏକ ବଡ଼ କନା ସାହାଯ୍ୟ ରେ ଧାରା ଯାଇଥାଏ । ଏହା କଳା ବେଳେ ଶିଶୁମାନେ 5ରୁ 7 ବର୍ଷ ବଯଶର ହେଇଥାନ୍ତି । ଏହି ପ୍ରଥା ଶହ ଶହ ବର୍ଷ ଧରି[୫][୩] ସେଠାରେ ଚାଲି ଆସିଥାଏ । ଜଣେ ସୁଫି ଧର୍ମଗୁରୁ ଯେଉଁ ମାନଙ୍କ ପିଲାମାନେ ରୁଗ୍ଣ ହେଇ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ମୁଖରେ ଥାନ୍ତି ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏକ ଉପାସନାପିଠା ନିର୍ମାଣ କରି ତାହାର ଛାତରୁ ରୁଗ୍ଣ ଛୁଆମାନଙ୍କୁ ଫିଙ୍ଗିଲେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ବାହାଗବାନ ଭଲ କରିଦେବେ କହିଥିଲେ । କିମ୍ବଦନ୍ତୀ ଅଛି , ବହୁ ଆଗରୁ ସେପରି କରି ଜଣେ ଶିଶୁକୁ ଉପରୁ ଫିଙ୍ଗିବାରୁ ଏକ ଝୋଲି ସଦୃଶ କଣା ଆସି ଶିଶୁକୁ ଆପେ ଆପେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥିଲା ଓ ଶିଶୁଟି ଠିକ ହେଇ ଯାଇଥିଲା । ଏହି ଅନୁସାରେ ଏହି ପ୍ରଥାର ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେଇଥିଲା ଓ ଇସଲାମ ଧର୍ମାବଲବୀଙ୍କ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ଯେ ରୁଗଣ ଶିଶୁକୁ ସେପରି ପ୍ରଥାରେ ଫିଙ୍ଗିଲେ ସେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଭଲ ହେଇଯାଏ । ."[୬]
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ସମ୍ପାଦନା- ↑ "Most Absurd Ritual in India : Throwing Babies From 50 Feet Height" (in English). The Times Group. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
Though as chilling as it sounds, this 'baby throwing' ritual is considered absolutely normal at the Baba Umer Dargah, Solapur, Maharashtra. Equally popular among both Hindus and Muslims, the legend has it that this ritual helps baby grow into a strong, healthy person. It has been practised for last 700 years.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Pictured: Horrific baby-throwing ritual in India where toddlers are tossed from roof for good luck" (in English). The Daily Mail. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
These horrific pictures show terrified toddlers being thrown from a roof before plummeting 15metres onto a bedsheet below. The youngsters, who appear to be aged around two, can be heard screaming as they are dangled in the air before being dropped.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ ୩.୦ ୩.୧ "Indian Baby-Dropping Ritual At Baba Umer Durga, A Local Shrine, Is Unreal" (in English). The Huffington Post. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
At Baba Umer Durga, a Muslim shrine near Sholapur, India, babies have been tossed off roofs for nearly 700 years, according to a 2009 Associated Press report. Dropping a distance of about 50 feet, the terrified toddlers hurtle through the air before being caught in a sheet held by waiting men. Both Hindu and Muslim parents are reported to participate, believing that the dangerous ritual will ensure good health and prosperity for their families.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Hyslop, Leah (11 December 2009). "Indian baby tossing ceremony may be banned" (in English). The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
Baby-throwing rituals have had worldwide attention since August, when an Indian TV crew filmed footage of screaming infants being dropped from a 50 foot temple tower in Haranga, a village in the West Indian state of Maharashtra. A similar custom has been recorded at the Baba Umer Durga shrine in the village of Solapur, about 280 miles south of Mumbai.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Villagers throw babies from temple roof" (in English). CNN. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
For 500 years, worshippers at a Muslim shrine in western India have continued the tradition -- a rite considered to bring good health and good luck to the children.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Venkataraman, Ayesha (28 July 2016). "For Babies in India, a 30-Foot Plunge for Good Luck" (in English). The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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