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BREAKINGGummatapura, India

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.
Logged 2026-06-26 13:00:00 (JST)
南インドのグマタプラ村で、村人が牛糞を互いに投げつけ合う祭りが、今年も行われた。

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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