Watch: Cows Run Over Villagers As Part Of Diwali Ritual In MP's Ujjain

Some men could be seen laying flat on the ground while a dozen cows trample over them in village Bhidavad of Badnagar tehsil in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. 

Cows run over devotees in MP's Ujjain in Diwali ritual ( Image Source :ANI )

The festival of Diwali is marked with various rituals and traditions across regions in the country with some very peculiar ones involving pelting of stones, lashing a whip, or hurling firecrackers. In one such tradition, devotees in Madhya Pradesh’ Ujjain let cows run over them believing that doing so will make their wishes come true. 

In a video shared by news agency ANI, some men could be seen laying flat on the ground while a dozen cows trample over them in village Bhidavad of Badnagar tehsil in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. 

The ritual is performed on the next day of the Diwali. 

#WATCH | Devotees let cows trample them as a part of a tradition in village Bhidavad of Badnagar tehsil, Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh

The ritual is performed on the next day of Diwali. Devotees believe that by doing this their wishes will come true. pic.twitter.com/evwikt8HJC

— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) November 13, 2023

In another ritual in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was seen getting whip-lashed on the arm as a part of a ritual on the day of 'Gaura-Gauri' pooja, a day after Diwali. 

#WATCH | Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel gets whip-lashed on the arm as a part of a ritual on the day of 'Gaura-Gauri' pooja, a day after Diwali, in Janjgir of Durg pic.twitter.com/l79SHF6aUQ

— ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2023

Up in the north, the festival of Diwali is celebrated by observing a unique tradition at Pathar ka Mela, particularly in Halog village. The people participate in a stone-pelting activity and interestingly, getting struck by the stones during the event is believed to bring good luck.

In some regions of Gujarat, people engage in a peculiar Diwali tradition where they playfully hurl lit firecrackers at each other. The age-old ritual, which otherwise seems hazardous, is a distinctive practice in Gujarat’s Panchmahal village.