Strange Rituals of India "Throws Baby from Elevation 15 Meters"

Before thrown from a height of 15 meters into the fabric underneath, babies who have not reached the age of 2 years before his body rocked-shake. There were tears, there were tense, but all survived when thrown.
India is famous for its many rituals, but the ritual of dropping the baby from the balcony was the most bizarre. Swung, shook and threw the baby from the balcony of an annual event that has been done since 700 years ago, which is believed to make the baby's body strong, healthy and long life.
At the time of the ritual, the child who has not reached the age of 2 years will be lifted in the balcony, held her arms and legs, it looks like holding a basket, then rocked back and forth in the air. See link here. To his surprise, the baby was dropped from the balcony with a height of about 15 meters.
Under the balcony, there were 14 to 15 people waiting in the form of shouting chants of praise to God. Baby looks scream and wail, but right underneath the group of people waiting to hold the blanket.
After bouncing on the blanket, the baby was captured by a man and handed over to his mother. It takes a few minutes before the baby is able to recover from the shock.
This ritual is still widely practiced in villages Harangal, Parbhani, India. Hundreds of people have made this an annual event, which is thought to have been followed by the Hindus and the Muslims in India for 700 years.
With high child mortality rates, especially in rural India, many people use this ritual to ensure the health of their children. In addition, this ritual is believed to make the child a long life, strong and bring prosperity to the family.
"This shows the failure of the government to prevent this practice and to create awareness about child consciousness. This is also a reflection of the lack of access to health services, which forces people to behave in ways that are not rational," said Ranjana Kumari, a rights activist civilians in New Delhi, as reported by Dailymail, Tuesday (10/04/2012).
This ritual has actually been banned in 2011. But locals are persistent enough in his convictions and in spite of all the fuss being rahsed by human rights activists.
This year's ceremony is still performed as usual. Recent Ritual was held last week at the temple in the village Digameshwara Nagrala, Karnataka, India, reported odditycentral.