Childless farmer couple in UP adopts calf, hosts 'mundan' for 'son' Laltu baba
4 years ago

Childless farmer couple in UP adopts calf, hosts 'mundan' for 'son' Laltu baba

India Today  

Residents of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, farmer Vijaypal and his wife Rajeshwari Devi have been married for 15 years. Driven by a sense of childlessness, the couple decided to adopt a calf as their son, naming it 'Laltu baba'. In fact, the farmer couple even hosted a 'mundan' for the calf, which is a common ritual performed after the birth of a child in Hindu households. "The calf has been attached to us since its birth," Vijaypal told the national daily adding that he always treated Laltu as his son.

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A Childless Couple in UP Adopted a Calf as 'Son' And Did its Mundan Ceremony Too
4 years ago

A Childless Couple in UP Adopted a Calf as 'Son' And Did its Mundan Ceremony Too

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In a bizarre incident, a childless couple in a village in Shahjahanpur district, held the ‘mundan’ ceremony of a calf which they said to have adopted as their son. Among the ‘gifts’ that Laltu Baba received after the ceremony, include blankets, feeding bowls and some cash. The couple invited over 500 guests to the symbolic ‘mundan’ for the calf, named …

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