Hundreds Participate In Ugadi Cow Dung Fight In Andhra Amid Covid Surge

It has been a tradition in Kurnoool district's Kairuppala village to form teams and throw cow dung cakes at each other during the Ugadi celebrations.

Huge crowds of people, squeezed shoulder-to-shoulder with several defaulting on wearing masks, were seen celebrating Ugadi in visuals from Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, at a time when the country is grappling with the deadly second wave of the pandemic. It has been a tradition in Kurnoool district's Kairuppala village to form teams and throw cow dung cakes at each other during the Ugadi celebrations. The traditional custom, however, seemed dangerous amid the raging pandemic as the densely packed crowd violated all norms of social distancing during the event. Ugadi is the first day of New Year for Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Another event saw hundreds of people gathered for a three-day celebration that included processions of bulls perambulating Chowdeshwari temple in Kallur village of the same district. The celebration, meant for agricultural prosperity, also witnessed processions by dressed-up donkeys.