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Bizzare Festivals Celebrated in India

Aug 21, 2018

India is a place where people with different spiritual beliefs and religion live together. There are many beautiful festivals performed here that would surely woo you with its uniqueness and many are weird too that are questioned several times for the way they are performed. Checkout some of them 

Lathmar Holi

In this festival in Barsana, women beat men of Nandgaon village with lathis (sticks) as it is said that once Lord Krishna visited his beloved Radha in Barsana and teased her friends who chased him with sticks. After that it became a tradition.

Thimithi, Tamil Nadu

Here worshippers walk barefoot on burning coal to honor their goddess. It takes place in between October and November every year.

Thaipoosam, Tamil Nadu

In this festival devotees pierce their lips with spears, pierce mouth with sharp metal objects and hook their skin to chains.

Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu

In this people try to control bulls and many even get injured while doing so.

Muharram

In this Shia muslims mourn the death of Imam Hussain Ali  by hitting themselves with sharp objects. It is celebrated on the 10th day of the first month of Islamic calendar.

Rural Olympics

This event is unusual as in it people lift the entire stack of bricks with teeth, pull vehicles with hair and lift plows with mouth.

Nag Panchami

Devotees offer milk and turmeric to snakes as they are considered auspicious.
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