Strange customs in India: The religious tradition of throwing babies on a 9-meter high platform in temples

In rural southern India,"throwing babies on a 9-meter high platform" is a traditional ritual that is said to bring good luck, health and wealth to these babies.

Such a ceremony is held every year in Karnataka, India-clergy throw young, screaming babies from a 9-meter-high balcony, while others pull a large blanket to catch the children on the ground and pass them one by one through the crowd before returning them to their mother's arms.