Cleansing ritual: 40 tribal family members tonsure heads after inter-caste marriage in Odisha; probe launched after viral video surfaces
In Odisha's Rayagada district, around 40 members of a tribal family underwent a head-shaving ritual after a woman married outside her caste. The village council mandated the ritual, including animal sacrifices, due to the community's prohibition against inter-caste marriages. Despite the district authorities' inquiry, the families involved stated they participated willingly