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Diwali Ended Yesterday. Gumatapura Threw The Dung.
The Take
The day after Diwali, Gumatapura village in Karnataka holds Gorehabba. The cow dung goes to the temple first, where a priest blesses it. Then the whole village carries it to an open ground and throws it at whoever is nearest. Villagers say the ritual purifies the air. India Today photographed all of it. Nobody has ever needed a referee.
The Wire
Gumatapura village in Karnataka marks the day after Diwali with Gorehabba, a ritual cow dung fight, Hindustan Times and The Times of India report. Villagers carry the dung from the temple after a blessing and hurl it in an open ground, saying it purifies the environment. India Today's gallery and NDTV's coverage carried it wider.
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Source: Hindustan Times