Jharkhand Village: Mountain Predicts Baby's Gender for 400 Years

• In Khukhra village, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, locals believe a mountain can predict an unborn child's gender.
• This tradition, dating back 400 years to Raja Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo's era, involves women throwing stones at a moon-like shape on the mountain.
• If the stone lands inside the shape, it signifies a boy; if it lands outside, it signifies a girl.
• Despite the belief, villagers claim no gender discrimination occurs, and they have strong faith in the tradition's accuracy.
• Sex determination during pregnancy is legally prohibited, and such beliefs are not endorsed.

Why It Matters: A Jharkhand village maintains a 400-year-old tradition of mountain-based gender prediction, despite legal prohibitions.