8、嫁給一條蛇。

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地區的Bimbala Das愛上了一條蛇，這個已經30歲的女人在2000多名賓客的見證下按照印度教的儀式嫁給了它，婚禮上，她穿著絲綢紗麗，祭司吟誦咒語完成儀式。那條蛇住在她家附近的蟻丘上，婚禮時沒有出現，一個黃銅蛇模型擺放在她身邊用以代替。她說“盡管蛇不會說話也不明白人們的思想，但是我們通過一種獨特的方式交流。每次只要我在它生活的蟻丘邊放一點牛奶，它就會來喝。”據說當她表明自己想嫁給一條蛇的時候，村民們都很贊同，他們認為這會給村子里帶來好運，村民們還自發盛宴款待來參加婚禮的人。