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Ananova:
10:17 Wednesday 17th November 2004
Stone throwing festival celebrated
Hundreds of people have been injured in an annual stone throwing festival at a remote mountain village in northern India
Residents of Dhami near Shimla divided themselves into two groups and pelted stones at each other
The group having the least number of wounded were declared winners reports Asian News International.
It is reported participants were extremely enthusiastic about the stone throwing ritual, which continued for more than an hour in spite of injuries sustained
Local administrators and police set up several makeshift medical camps to treat the bleeding victims.
Those severely wounded were taken to hospitals at Shimla for treatment
The 100-year-old event called Sati Pradha Mela marks the death of a local queen by Sati, an ancient Hindu custom whereby a woman immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband.
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Mal F
source:
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http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1179330.html?menu=news.quirkies
quote:
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Ananova:
10:17 Wednesday 17th November 2004
Stone throwing festival celebrated
Hundreds of people have been injured in an annual stone throwing festival at a remote mountain village in northern India
Residents of Dhami near Shimla divided themselves into two groups and pelted stones at each other
The group having the least number of wounded were declared winners reports Asian News International.
It is reported participants were extremely enthusiastic about the stone throwing ritual, which continued for more than an hour in spite of injuries sustained
Local administrators and police set up several makeshift medical camps to treat the bleeding victims.
Those severely wounded were taken to hospitals at Shimla for treatment
The 100-year-old event called Sati Pradha Mela marks the death of a local queen by Sati, an ancient Hindu custom whereby a woman immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband.
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Mal F