Record no.0812026-06-26 13:00 JST

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24 October 2025 — In the south Indian village of Gummatapura, villagers again spend a day flinging cow dung at one another.

The guardian deity is believed to have been born in cow dung.

🇮🇳 Gummatapura, India

In the south Indian village of Gummatapura, on 24 October 2025, villagers flung cow dung at one another and smeared it on their bodies, in a festival called Gorehabba — a local rite marking the end of Diwali, the festival of lights.

The faithful believe their guardian deity, Beereshwara Swamy, was born in cow dung; in Hinduism, cow dung is held to be sacred and purifying.

Dozens took part.

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“In the south Indian village of Gummatapura, villagers again spend a day flinging cow dung at one another.” — Al Jazeera — https://thunderhead.news/en/record/gummatapura-gorehabba.html
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