Video: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel "Whipped" In A Ritual
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, 60, is seen in a video holding out his right arm as a man gives him eight lashes, as part of a ritual for "Govardhan Puja".
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was "whipped" in public today, as a crowd watched and took videos. It happened to be a ritual for "Govardhan Puja" festivities.
Bhupesh Baghel, 60, is seen in a video holding out his right arm as a man gives him eight lashes. The Chief Minister later embraces his "attacker", identified as Birendra Thakur.
"Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel getting whipped as part of a ritual on the occasion of Govardhan Puja in Durg," said a caption by news agency ANI.
The ritual took place at a village called Janjgiri that Mr Baghel reportedly visits every year. Until last year, it was Birendra Thakur's father who did the honours, Mr Baghel told villagers in a speech.
