Uttarakhand's 'Bagwal' stone-pelting festival held in low-key manner

The 'Bagwal' festival, celebrated on Raksha Bandhan every year, was held in a low-key affair at the Devidhura temple in Uttarakhand's Champawat district on Sunday due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The 'Bagwal' festival, in which devotees traditionally pelt stones at each other, was held in a low-key affair at the Devidhura temple in Uttarakhand's Champawat district on Sunday due to Covid-19 restrictions. The festival sees devotees divided into four clans, hurling stones at each other to please the deity. It was held for just seven minutes, Khim Singh Lamharia, chairperson of the Devidhura temple committee said.