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Aiswariya Rai

Abhi-Ash marriage is one of the most discussed topics in Bollywood, but it is heard that Aiswarya had some manglik dosh' which was supposed to result in something bad for Abhishek and his family. The heights of this superstitious belief reached such an extend that Aiswarya married a peepal' tree before tying knots with Abhishek. The whole nation was stunned at the act and it is even heard that Big B family conducted some poojas before the marriage. But, Amithabh denied the fact and whether the news is real or not still remains a mystery.

An 18-year-old girl in India has taken a stray dog to be her paw-fully wedded husband, to have and to pet, from this day forward " or at least until her evil juju is gone!

Mangli Munda is from a remote village in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, where local elders threw together an extravagant wedding because a local guru convinced the teenager's parents she was under an evil spell and that marrying a man would only bring destruction to the family and the community, Barcroft reports.

But the four-legged groom, named Sheru, may soon need a ceremony of his own because the canine will ultimately serve as a vessel for Munda's misfortunes.

"I am marrying a dog because the village elders believe that my evil spell will be passed on to the dog," she said. "After that is done, the man I will marry will have a long life."

Munda was not a happy camper when told she would have to wed Sheru, but she knew she would be following in the footsteps of her village peers, who were also forced to marry stray pooches.

"My villagers say that many girls like me have followed this ritual and they have gotten rid of their evil spells and are living happy lives now," she said. "Many weddings like this have taken place in our village and also the other neighboring villages. This is a custom that we thoroughly believe in."