India Sucks: Hordes of Indian villagers hurl cow dung at each other to bring health, prosperity & rain

[Sugar Cookie]

Thousands of villagers descended on a pile of manure to take part in an annual 'good health' battle today.

It is a yearly tradition in the village of Kairuppala in Kurnool, southern India, for members of rival villages to gather for the Pidakala War.

The custom takes place the day after the spring festival Ugadi and is a symbolic war about a mythological marriage dispute.

Those taking part are split in to those fighting for the goddess Bhadrakali and those for Lord Veerabhadraswamy - a fearsome form of the Hindu god Shiva.

Cow dung cakes are thrown by each side towards the other while crowds line the streets and onlookers gather on nearby buildings.

Thousands of people can be seen in this video watching on as the manure cakes are sent hurtling in to the air.

And members of the Indian Police Service look on to ensure no real riots break out as the battle for good health takes place.

According to legend, Lord Veerabhadraswamy wanted to marry the goddess Bhadrakali but there was opposition to the match that led to a dispute.

Bhadrakali's people used cow dung as their weapon of choice before the marriage was finally allowed.

Dung 'cakes' are hurled through the air during the annual Pidakala War

It is a yearly tradition in the village of Kairuppala in Kurnool, southern India, for members of rival villages to gather for the Pidakala War. The custom is a symbolic war about a mythological marriage.

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[Sevens My Charm]

Fucking nasty.. adults playing in shit.. ugghhhhh

 

[Brillig]

How quintessentially Indian.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

Yuck.

 

[Sejanus]

Utter Shitshow

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Well at least they're not raping anyone while they're having thier little shit party, hopefully.

 

[Moose N Squirrel]

That's a load of bullshit!

 

[Satanica]

At least when American rednecks throw cow patties they're not throwing them at each other. Imagine all of the shit dust getting in and on every surface. What I can't imagine is any sort of good health coming from being dusted liberally with shit dust.