Gorehabba or Gore Habba is a festival or ritual in India of splashing cow dung[1] on each other. This festival is celebrated a day after Diwali's Bali Padyami in the small village of Gumatapura, in Karnataka, India.[2][3]
See also
edit- Carnival of Ivrea – an orange fight in Italy
- La Tomatina – a tomato fight in Spain
- Pidakala War – a cow dung fight following Ugadi in India
- Songkran – during which water fights are held in Thailand
References
edit- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/this-indian-village-celebrates-cow-dung-festival-to-mark-end-of-diwali-101636307698144.html
- ^ "Gorehabba". Society for the Confluence of Festivals in India (SCFI). Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- ^ Phadnis, Shekher (October 16, 2011). "A Strange Diwali Celebration". The Navhind Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
External links
edit- Gorehabba festival celebrant piles cow dung, BBC Motion gallery
- Dung-slingers aim at peace, Deccan Herald