In a surprising incident, over 400 people suffered injuring during annual `Gotmaar' (stone-pelting) festival in Chhindwara district of Mhya Presh on Saturday. police informed that out of m 12 of people suffered serious injuries during stone-pelting festival. District Superintendent of Police Maj Rai said that seriously injured ones were mitted to government hospital at Pandhurna in Mhya Presh immediately. As per officials, over 800 police personnel and a team of doctors were deployed during festival, along with drone cameras. 

Importance of Gotmaar

During stone-pelting festival, residents of Sawargaon and Pandhurna, two vills divided by Jaam river, gar on opposite banks and race to snatch a flag hoisted on a de tree fixed in middle of river while throwing stones at  or side. On Saturday, as Pandhurna residents grabbed flag, y were declared winners this time. It is a 300-years-old trition in Mhya Presh, which started when a boy from Pandhurna eloped with a girl from Sawargaon and faced a volley of stones when he was crossing  river with her. Villrs from Pandhurna came to ir help, and  couple crossed over safely. 

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Uttarakhand's stone-pelting festival- Bagwal

 Uttarakhand's 'Stone pelting festival' - Bagwal is a yearly trition held in district to appease Goddess Barahi on occasion of Raksha Bandhan. This year, while celebrating festival, more than 120 people injured. 'Bagwal' stone pelting festival takes place in Champawat in Uttarakhand. A part of  ritual is to appease a local deity.

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UP's Lathmar Holi

Uttar Presh's Nandgaon vill celebrates festival of 'lathmar holi' where women from neighbouring Barsana vill 'beat' Nangaon men with lathis. According to local legends, this festival occurs days preceding Holi, following Lord Krishna's story that he visited his beloved Rha and ended up teasing her friends. women, as legends claim, chased Krishna with sticks (lathis), which is why festival is celebrated. 

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(With PTI inputs)