This Indian village celebrates end of Diwali with cow dung fight
October 2025 379 views 1:16Dozens of devotees from the southern Indian village of Gummatapura battle it out with cow dung for the Gorehabba festival, a local celebration marking the conclusion of India's festival of light, Diwali. The festival is unique to the village where locals believe their god -- Beereshwara Swamy -- was born in cow excrement. Some Hindus believe cows and everything they produce is sacred and purifying
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