Monday, October 19, 2009

A stone fight every Diwali, never to the finish

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Badaun (Utar Pradesh): For residents of two villages in this district, Diwali festivities are not only about fireworks, lighting lamps and distributing sweets. They celebrate the festival also by throwing stones at one another.

It's called Pattharmar Diwali, which has become a tradition for the residents of Faizganj and Behta villages in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, 280 km from state capital Lucknow. Read More................A fight every Diwali, never to the finish

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