Question

why was the holy man surprised when the blessing for a girl child was requested​

Answer 1

The holy man gave a blessing of boy child to Santosh's mother . But her grandmother said that they do not a boy but a girl.This surprised the holy man.

Answer 2

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When her mother was expecting Santosh , a traveling 'holy man', giving her his blessing, assumed that she wanted a son. But, to everyone's surprised, the urban child's grandmother, who had satanding close by told him that they did not want a son. The holy man was also surprised and as destiny seemed to work.

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