‘Dead’ man in Uttarakhand found alive ‘re-christened’ and then ‘remarried’

A 42-year-old man, Naveen Chandra Bhatt, from Sripur Bichwa in Khatima town, who was mistakenly presumed dead and cremated, was rechristened and remarried to his wife. His family performed all the rituals again, from naming ceremony to 'janeu sanskar', to consider his rebirth. The ceremonies were conducted by AB Joshi, a priest,...