The Kanjarbhat community meet in Kolhapur

It seems the V ritual is not the only issue troubling some younger members of the Kanjarbhat community. The mother of a young girl approached the Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (ANiS) recently, fearing she would have to undergo a primitive shuddhikaran — purification process, because she wants to get engaged within the community (her father was an 'outsider'). The process would entail that the girl cover herself in a white cloth, then take 107 steps, while burning dough balls are thrown at her. She would also then be bathed in milk and then in river water.