Jharkhand Village Mountain 'Predicts' Baby Gender for 400 Years

• Khukhra village in Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, follows a 400-year-old tradition of predicting unborn baby gender.
• Locals believe a moon-shaped mark on a mountain reveals the gender, a practice dating back to the Nagvanshi ruler Raj Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo.
• Pregnant women throw a stone at the mark: inside means a boy, outside means a girl.
• Villagers claim the predictions are always accurate and the tradition does not lead to gender discrimination.
• Authorities and medical experts emphasize that prenatal sex determination is illegal and punishable by law.

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