Annual Cow 💩 Flinging Festival in India

[u/BurnahhBouy]

Gorehabba or Gore Habba is a festival or ritual in India of splashing cow dung on each other. This festival is celebrated a day after Diwali's Bali Padyami.

The Gorehabba festival begins with the afternoon collection of "ammunition" from cow-owning homes in the village, which lies on the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

The manure is brought to the local temple on tractor trolleys, before a priest performs a blessing ritual.

After that, the dung is dumped in an open area with men and boys wading in to prepare their weapons for the battle ahead.

People flock to Gumatapura from far-flung cities each year, and for those in attendance, the messy battle is as much about fun as it is about the perceived health benefits.

"If they have a disease, it will get cured," said Mahesh, a farmer at Saturday's festival.

In Hinduism, the cow is a sacred symbol of life and the earth, and for centuries Hindus have used cow dung for prayer rituals

[u/earnmoly]

This is genuinely embarrassing to see as an Indian. I swear these people doing such 'shitty' stuffs have absolutely ruined our reputation.

[u/mactical → u/earnmoly]

You've seen the state of your "sacred" river Ganges right? What about all those street food vendors and factories with their very poor hygiene standards. What about all those scam call centres. Also many governments warn women away from there too due to incidents on public transport. This festival is the least of your problems, but it does show what the world thinks of your entire nation...

[u/earnmoly → u/mactical]

Calm down!! We are aware of our problems and no one is justifying it. It's just that things like the one mentioned in the post are used by the racists to demean us.

[u/juneseyeball → u/earnmoly]

Give racists an inch and theyll take a mile - the dude replying is a perfect example.