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We have been seeing a red water bottle hanging outside our house since childhood, so we hang one too. This is according to Amaya Yadav, who lives in Nehru Nagar, Bhopal. Amaya is not the only one who has hung a red water bottle outside her house. In many streets of the state capital, such red water bottles can be seen hanging at the gates of houses. Some call it a local way to keep stray dogs away, while others consider it an old-fashioned practice.