The parents believed burying their physically challenged children neck-deep would help them get better.

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These children were buried neck-deep during solar eclipse in this Karnataka village

Name: These children were buried neck-deep during solar eclipse in this Karnataka village
Uploaded: 2019-12-26T12:50:00Z
Description: These practices prevailed in the Darga area in Kalaburagi a decade back and were stopped only after strict police vigilance.

These practices prevailed in the Darga area in Kalaburagi a decade back and were stopped only after strict police vigilance.

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Updated:26th Dec, 2019 at 6:20 PM

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These children were buried neck-deep during solar eclipse in this Karnataka village

These practices prevailed in the Darga area in Kalaburagi a decade back and were stopped only after strict police vigilance.

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