Special sun rays produce male children
• Superstitious Folly
Even men of science? Well there's good, bad and bogus science.
Childless couples and those with only daughters, many from well-educated urban backgrounds, take a dip in the Surya Kund (Sun Pond), also called the Lolark Pond, in the hope of being blessed with sons.
"This is Surya Kund. Couples who desire a male child come here," says Babu Maharaj, the chief priest of one temple.
Even men of science vouch for the pond's 'miraculous' powers. "Today there are special kind of sun rays which help bless the couples. So we come here to have a dip in the Kund," Nitesh Pathak, a doctor from Jaunpur, said.