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India: Thousands battle it out with STICKS, hundreds injured at festival
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23.10.2015
Thousands gathered in Devaragattu on Friday to hold the ritualistic 'Banni Utsavam' stick fight. Hundreds were injured during the fight, which is traditionally held during the Vijayadashami festival. The annual stick fight commemorates the legend of Shiva turning into Bhairava to kill the two demons of Mani and Mallasura, who lived in the Devaragattu hills and tortured saints that undertook penance. At least one person was killed during Banni Utsavam festivities in 2014, when a stampede broke out and injured a further 60 people.
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