Kendrapada: Jajpur is among several areas in Odisha that is grappling with hot and humid conditions amid a sluggish monsoon. So two men decided to perform a rare ritual to appease the rain gods. Jatin Khatua (29) and Kalandi Nayak (27) got ‘married’ in a traditional rural wedding ceremony at Gamharia village, under Bandala gram panchayat in Korei block. The ritual, locally known as ‘Andira Bibaha’, is a symbolic marriage between two men meant to…
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