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superstitious practices. Only a minority are Christian or Muslim.Sages are highly thought of among the people. Ancient folklore speaks of Agastya, the heaviest sage, who had to move south in order to balance the weight of the earth. It had been sinking due to the weight of wisdom of the gathered sages. During his travels [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it is said that he brought water taken from the Ganges River, which is considered sacred. But a crow tipped over the pot of water that he was bringing and it formed the Kaveri River, which is now also considered sacred in India.These Brahmin people also have a lot of superstitions that affect their daily lives and rites of passage. For example [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], pregnant women are not allowed to cross rivers or climb hills. They receive gifts of bangles from the family of their husband when they reach their seventh month of pregnancy. There are also elaborate ceremonies for shaving the head of and naming the baby [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], once he is born. Women at the point of puberty are celebrated through a fest.When it comes to death, they also have a unique set of beliefs. They are not allowed to refer to dead people as dead. Instead, they are believed to have moved into Shiva’s realm, or to wherever it is that they go when they die. Burial is not practiced among those of higher
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