Uttarakhand: Annual Stone-Pelting Festival Held In Champawat Leaves 120 Injured
Locals in Uttarakhand’s Champawat took part in a stone-pelting festival, Bagwal on the occasion of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ after which 120 people were injured. Bagwal is part of a ritual to appease a local deity, and is held every year at the temple of Goddess Barahi on Raksha Bandhan. The locals assemble at one place with stones and shields to take part in the Bagwal festival.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 16, 2019 04:04 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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