If you think that Rahu and Ketu affects the health, and Shani acts as a roadblock for human beings under certain circumstances, then you will be in for a pleasant shock after a visit to the Dindayal Upadhyay Aji Dam Zoo in Rajkot.

Zoo officials here are not only christening the lion cubs after a study of their horoscope, but will now invite people to bring them close to wildlife through auctioning of the entire christening ritual for the three offspring, by next month.

It was on August 17, 2004 that the zoo officials first decided to prepare the horoscope of one of the two lion cubs, which was not keeping well. The horoscope revealed that the three months will be crucial for the lioness cub but she will remain healthy throughout her life.

City-based animal lover Nalini Upadhyay, who worked with the zoo officials and priest Rajubhai to bring out the horoscope, said: “The lioness Rajwanti gave birth to four cubs and all of them died. It was sad for all of us because Rajkot zoo saw cubs after 12 long years. Later she gave birth to three cubs, one of them died immediately while two survived (Mauj and Masti).”

She added: “We were worried about their health. Mauj did not keep well for three months together.

At that time we decided to take the help of jyotish shashtra and got in touch with Rajubhai who studied the planets from their birth timings and dates and eventually came out with their horoscopes.”

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