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Encyclopedia > Parading on donkey

Parading on donkey is a punishment in rural areas of India. It is intended to humiliate those guilty of minor crimes, and the punishment is usually meted out by village elders or the local panchayat system of justice. The guilty person's head is often shaved and a garland of used footwear is hung around their neck, and they are paraded around the village or town on a donkey while mocked by onlookers. Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... High-heeled shoe Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet. ... Binomial name Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 The donkey or ass (Equus asinus) is a domesticated animal of the horse family, Equidae. ...


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