Tag: Superstitious Practices

As per beliefs, a venomous cobra will bite and kill one who eats, or endorses consuming any form of meat items. This unique superstition is followed since time immemorial turning the entire village into a vegetarian adobe.

Bhubaneswar: Even after several awareness drives and campaigns, superstitious practices continue in several parts of the state. Some harrowing incidents have come to fore from Bankurisingha village in Dhenkanal district where a self-proclaimed healer, Sukhdev Barik has allegedly been administering treatment for critical illnesses. In one such incident, Sarita Mohapatra of the village, who was […]