Odisha family bids adieu to pet dog in procession. Video

In the video shared by ANI which has about 24,000 views on Twitter, funeral procession can be seen happening with dhol drumming to the Amitabh Bachchan's evergreen song “Mai Hoon Don.”

Updated on: Aug 9, 2022, 23:23:32 IST

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A family in Paralakhemundi of Odisha bid a tearful goodbye to their pet dog, Anjali, & performed its last rites as per traditional rituals yesterday when it died after being with them for 17 yrs. Owner of the dog, Tunnu Gouda also took out a funeral procession for his pet, reported news agency ANI.

In the video shared by ANI which has about 31,000 views on Twitter, funeral procession can be seen happening with dhol drumming to the Amitabh Bachchan's evergreen song “Mai Hoon Don.”

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The procession took amid rain in the city while the onlookers watched the family say auf wiedersehen to their beloved pet. They carried the deceased dog in their arms till the graveyard where the pet was laid on his funeral pyre and its last rites were performed as per the Hindu tradition.

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