Villagers throw 'sacred' cow dung to celebrate Deepavali in Tamil Nadu

While everyone else burst crackers and distributed sweets to celebrate Deepavali, the villagers of Gomatapura on Tamil Nadu and Karnataka border collected cow dung for a couple of days only to throw at each other. This ritual being practised for hundreds of years in Gomatapura has turned into an entertainment for people in the region. The ritual of throwing cow dung at each other is held a day after the Deepavali festival. They also celebrate a practise to not tell lies. For the celebration, a man made of mud is placed on a donkey and is taken on a procession across the story. The villagers abuse the effigy on the donkey only to send a strong message that the people should not lie under any circumstance. The throwing of cow dung starts once the villagers burn the effigies at the Eshwaraswamy temple nearby. They pass through prominent streets playing with dung that bring joy and also unity among villagers rising above the caste and creed. Villagers are of the opinion that the ritual has now turned into a major attraction as many from all across the state come to watch it. Source : newindianexpress.com This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube www.youtube.com/wildfilmsindia for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience. Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=WildFilmsIndia Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com #WildFilmsIndia #WildernessFilmsIndia #BroadcastStockFootage