VIDEO: KIDS BURIED UNDER GROUND BY OWN PARENTS FOR SOLAR ECLIPSE 2019

The last Solar Eclipse of the decade has grabbed the attention of people in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha and Delhi.

The Eclipse began at 8 am on Thursday (December 26) Morning. Interestingly the eclipse came the day after the Christmas thus adding to the joy of holiday excitement of all sections of people.

Solar Eclipse

The Sun will appear as a 'Ring of Fire' which is like a disc with its edges illuminated. The flawless natural phenomenon is the result of the Moon partially overlapping the surface of the sun.

Superstitious Beleif in Karnataka

At TajSulthanpur in Kalburgi, Karnataka kids burried till neck level during solar eclipse. Kids upto 10 yrs are burried , they believe by doing this they can avoid skin diseases & not become physically challenged.

The video of the incident surfaced on the microblogging site and has been receiving strong comments agaisnt following such superstitious beleif.

#Karnataka

At TajSulthanpur in Kalburgi, kids burried til neck level during solar eclipse. Kids upto 10 yrs are burried , they believe by doing this they can avoid skin diseases & not become physically challenged @Ramkrishna_TNIE @santwana99 @NewIndianXpress @gsvasu_TNIE pic.twitter.com/XFs364U4Jc

— TNIE Karnataka (@XpressBengaluru) December 26, 2019

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