Uttar Pradesh's 'stone-pelting festival' on Rakshabandhan leaves 120 injured, here's all you need to know

In a surprisingly violent trition, 120 people have been injured on Thursday in a 'Stone pelting festival' - Bagwal in Uttarakhand's Champawat. According to ANI, festival is a yearly trition held in district to appease Goddess Barahi on occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

This is only one of many curiously violent festivals celebrated all around India. Here are some of or unique Indian festivals.

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Lathmar Holi

Uttar Presh's Nandgaon vill celebrates this festival 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 women chased Krishna with sticks. 

This festival is celebrated 4-5 days before Holi in Vrindavan, Nandgaon, and Barsan.

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yyam

800-year-old festival from Kerala involves performers dancing while wearing a crown of hair of length 10-12 meters, walking fire embers, wearing coconut fronds, and performing with burning wicks of wire tied around waist invoking divine deity, as per local legends. yyam community who tritionally belong to upper caste are main performers exhibiting ritual of spirits and wonderful artwork by beautifully orned devotees who dance and worship gods.

This festival is celebrated every year in October-May.

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Thaipoosam

This Tamilnu festival celebrated by Lord Muruga's (Lord Shiva's son) ardent devotees around country involves people piercing heir lips with spears, piercing mouth with sharp metal objects, and hooking ir skin to chains as y try to pull chariot in order to pay regards to deity. devotees ba and smear mselves in turmeric, while priests carry decorated pots and idols of Muruga over ir hes with colourful umbrellas sheltering m.

This festival is generally celebrated in February every year. 

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