Hundreds play cow dung ki Holi to mark the end of Diwali. Gobartina festival, says Internet
India Today
This cowdung festival happened in the Gumatapura village located on the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
A country as culturally diverse as India has one thing in abundance- festivals. Just a few days ago, Diwali, the festival of lights, was celebrated with great grandeur and pomp in several parts of the country. But, did you know about this cowdung festival that is celebrated as a part of Diwali in this village situated on the border of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka? #WATCH | Villagers of Gumatapura on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border throw cow dung on each other as part of Deepavali celebrations, marking the end of the festival. (06.11.2021) pic.twitter.com/w1fhrp0na5 pic.twitter.com/pBZ4VwnYOC pic.twitter.com/QJCEQVrlPe What do you call this?! Disgusting. https://t.co/DwpOuFhois I know it smells crazy in there https://t.co/4FgEG25BNL https://t.co/GVtDlWSbZ9 pic.twitter.com/wm1HgEQz7O La Gobartina https://t.co/hWCzU2LRPF https://t.co/NO8YBKbKH2 pic.twitter.com/AyPcbcCDvu
The Gorehabba festival is celebrated every year at Gumatapura village to mark the end of Diwali with a cowdung fight among the villagers and this ritual is over a hundred years old!
