In his words, he "acquiesced with their 'peculiar' custom."
There are many peculiar customs and beliefs in different parts of India that imbue sacred status to clay.
A peculiar custom, unique for this shrine, is 'the trading of the handkerchief'.
At the same time, there exist less known peculiar customs.
Other than what is also practised in neighbouring villages, there are no customs peculiar to Medard.
It is their peculiar custom that charts of the sea can only be made on sea-mammal or fish skin.
When he arrived, he learned about a peculiar custom that the primitive tribe embraced.
Sometime in the last century, a peculiar custom evolved in cultural journalism: movie critics, it was decided, should judge only films they have actually seen.
The program's self-described aim is to search out the "peculiar customs and bizarre traditions" of various cultures around the world.
One peculiar custom of eating meat at the hunting site pertains to fish.