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Indian village celebrates end of Diwali with cow dung fight

Indian village celebrates end of Diwali with cow dung fight
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Saturday, 25 October, 2025, 23:11

Dozens of villagers in Gummatapura, southern India, hurl cow dung at each other for the Gorehabba festival — a local ritual marking the end of Diwali. Devotees believe their deity Beereshwara Swamy was born in cow excrement, which many Hindus consider sacred and purifying.

Indian village celebrates end of Diwali with cow dung fight