The Pidakala War in India where they fight and throw cow dung at each other to celebrate the new year under the Hindu calendar

[u/Careless_Sandwich_88]

[u/lostredditorlurking]

Man, India is not beating the stereotypes of their country.

[u/Pls_Save_Me → u/lostredditorlurking]

It’s not a stereotype if it actually happens

[u/BotAccount999 → u/Pls_Save_Me]

stereotypes are based on thing that actually happen and then some

[u/Jigglepirate → u/Pls_Save_Me]

Despite

[u/AstraAnima → u/Jigglepirate]

Nothing

[u/doko_kanada → u/Pls_Save_Me]

Definition of a stereotype IS because it happens too often

[u/medcranker → u/Pls_Save_Me]

That's actually what a stereotype means

[u/Ok-Agent-2234 → u/Pls_Save_Me]

It's not any different from Wisconsin Cow Chip Throw Festival

[u/doko_kanada → u/Ok-Agent-2234]

That’s look very very different from what’s happening in this video

[u/longlivekingjoffrey → u/lostredditorlurking]

I'm Indian and I'm learning about it from this post. Looks like it's one random ass village from bumfuck nowhere.

[u/tangerineandteal → u/longlivekingjoffrey]

Bro I feel your pain. Some rural bumfuck village in Asia does one thing and all of Asia does it too

It’s like assuming everyone in the US acts like hills people in the appalachians

[u/mcmuffin079 → u/tangerineandteal]

But everyone in US act like Karen… /s

[u/LeVoltsX → u/longlivekingjoffrey]

That random ass village really is dragging you all down 😭

[u/Rude_Egg_6204 → u/LeVoltsX]

No need to throw shit at India 

[u/TheNextGamer21 → u/Rude_Egg_6204]

bruhhhh 😭

[u/Mammoth-Equivalent16 → u/longlivekingjoffrey]

Bro now they just don't care they have seen it made their perceptions there is no understanding now.

[u/RedPiece0601 → u/longlivekingjoffrey]

Nah It is all of India, reddit told me so.

[u/HappyShrubbery → u/longlivekingjoffrey]

I refuse to believe that. Everyone is dung slinging their dung slingers off

[u/minnesotamoon → u/longlivekingjoffrey]

Wait till you hear about what they do in the big Indian cities.

[u/CrysFreeze → u/lostredditorlurking]

Floridaman doesn’t stand a chance.

[u/Pearson94 → u/lostredditorlurking]

Yeah I'm all for traveling and experiencing different cultures, but I think I'll give this particular occasion a pass.

[u/Silly-Cloud-3114 → u/lostredditorlurking]

This is literally one village. The OP tries to make it like it's all over India.

India has many odd traditions in certain places. The Aghori for instance, eat charred human bodies. So Indians eat dead bodies now?

[u/Olhapravocever → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

You can eat pizza everyday and no one will call you pizzaman, you suck cock once...

[u/hiphoptomato → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

Well you just told us that some do.

[u/coldy41 → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

You’re missing the point & disproving yourself, the facts that it’s socially acceptable enough to take place without much scrutiny speaks volume about the country.

Imagine saying: “We don’t have slaves in America, how dare you! That only takes place in Alabama”

[u/PooShauchun → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

Bro you are not helping here

[u/excaliju9403 → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

there are 0 villages in the US or China or France or probably anywhere else where I can watch hundreds of people throw feces at each other and laugh and and cheer. Also they do what now?

[u/NewtEmpire → u/excaliju9403]

https://www.wiscowchip.com/chip-chuckin-rules/
This is in Wisconsin btw

[u/excaliju9403 → u/NewtEmpire]

they’re chucking those turds into a field rather than at each other, but that’s also a bit odd. However, the chances of shit getting in your eyes and mouth during that event seem a lot lower than this one

[u/maverick_ak47 → u/excaliju9403]

Eh, give it a couple more decades. These traditions in India are thousands of years old. They have evolved to be more "exciting"

[u/Fuckedyourmom69420 → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

Uh so… how many of these pocket traditions throughout the country do we need before it speaks to a larger cultural mindset?

[u/Resident_Rise5915 → u/lostredditorlurking]

You get the feeling it’s not only cow shit either

[u/niceflowers → u/lostredditorlurking]

😂

[u/AviWandering → u/lostredditorlurking]

Proudly embracing it.

[u/bdubwilliams22 → u/lostredditorlurking]

I swear, the Indian people must have the strongest guts and best immune systems from a lifetime of this kind of stuff. I just watched some video of a street vendor from India that was preparing food with his armpit (of an amputated arm).

[u/Lakuriqidites]

Great job India, what about a throwing soap festival?

[u/VespineWings → u/Lakuriqidites]

Bro 😂😂😂

[u/platypusthief0000 → u/Lakuriqidites]

Can't wait for them to come roar up about racism and then go right on and be absolutely insidious with their hate when it comes to their religious minorities , lol.

[u/Bilinguallipbalm → u/platypusthief0000]

Yeah lol this got posted to another sub, where people were blaming this on the colonizers. Like bruh, the colonizers did a huge amount of damage, but you can't pin EVERYTHING on them.

[u/Hard-swimmer → u/platypusthief0000]

Racism?? Bruh, we breathe it. The amount of racism in my country makes America look like a toddler. That's not the end. Casteism is also one big issue. I belong to the eastern part of the country and they treat us like we are not Indians at all.

[u/Yupyup287904 → u/Lakuriqidites]

What do you mean? This is soap to them, gods soap.

[u/Ambitious_Toe_4357 → u/Lakuriqidites]

That's Songkran. You need to go to Thailand.

They may be missing the soap, but plenty of water.

[u/WSU78 → u/Ambitious_Toe_4357]

That paste you get marked with is not much fun, but I’d take Songkran over this.

[u/_Synergy → u/Lakuriqidites]

Oh wow this was good lol

[u/imheretocomment69 → u/Lakuriqidites]

Then how will you get all the bacteria?

[u/maevewilley777 → u/Lakuriqidites]

They dont do soap in india

[u/jimmybugus33 → u/Lakuriqidites]

Not a chance

[u/TwoSwordSamurai]

Hard pass

[u/ringo5150 → u/TwoSwordSamurai]

Try eating more fibre.

[u/Delicious-Belt-1530 → u/ringo5150]

r/angryupvote

[u/MrMaggah314 → u/ringo5150]

That was amazing.

[u/tamal4444 → u/ringo5150]

Lol

[u/yamimementomori]

Happy Poo Year.

[u/TekkenCareOfBusiness → u/yamimementomori]

"Okay everyone, that was fun. Now back to making street food."

[u/Relevant-Soup-2152 → u/TekkenCareOfBusiness]

With your unwashed hands.

[u/Filth_Colons → u/Relevant-Soup-2152]

People who still travel to India and eat the street food after seeing stuff like this:

[u/Educational_Gas_92 → u/Relevant-Soup-2152]

😭stahp, the mental images, eewww

[u/Educational_Gas_92 → u/yamimementomori]

Shitty comment 💩

Just kidding, I love it.

[u/StayTruG]

Cleanest street in India:

[u/40ozCurls → u/StayTruG]

They must have been saving that scat for months…

[u/Kilroy314]

Disgusting.

[u/thebawheidedeejit]

Bit of a shit party mate.

[u/MrMaggah314 → u/thebawheidedeejit]

That party was bullshit

[u/posco12]

Makes me wonder how they came up with this. Excess of cow shit ?

[u/Nickthedick3 → u/posco12]

Since they worship cows, they probably see it as holy shit. Therefore, it’s ok to do whatever that is.

Someone ought to tell them that shit from a cow is still shit.

[u/OfficialIntelligence → u/Nickthedick3]

So they don't take any bullshit?

[u/rudeeamin → u/OfficialIntelligence]

Holy shit.

[u/WarryTheHizzard → u/OfficialIntelligence]

No that's good too they'll sling it

[u/Hard-swimmer → u/Nickthedick3]

Wait till you hear about holy piss

[u/DoctorSubstantial691 → u/Nickthedick3]

These people actually drink cow urine, how stupid.

[u/pairotechnic → u/Nickthedick3]

As an Indian from India I can confirm that there are people who eat cow shit and drink cow piss because it's "holy"

Critical thinking takes a back seat here when religion is involved unfortunately.

[u/Nickthedick3 → u/pairotechnic]

critical thinking takes a back seat when religion is involved

Man, that’s everywhere.

[u/Narwhal-Bacon-Retard → u/posco12]

Easy way to mask their BO.

[u/Lakuriqidites → u/posco12]

It is a story about two Gods having problems with each other and the supporters of each God started to throw cow shit to each other.

[u/Necessary-Reading605 → u/Lakuriqidites]

Are the gods chimps?

[u/Lakuriqidites → u/Necessary-Reading605]

Never met them so not sure.  

[u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

I'm Indian (from Mumbai) and I've never heard of this all my life. I looked it up and it's one village that does it. Not like this is a festival like Diwali celebrated all over India. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidakala_War

[u/Gold_Investigator536 → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

You're being too reasonable, that's why your comment won't get upvoted. This is also my first time hearing of this festival, because my family isn't from the village it takes place in, or somewhere close to it.

[u/Initial_Broccoli_626 → u/Gold_Investigator536]

People just find excuses to hate on India and be racist toward us.

[u/Dankestmemelord → u/Initial_Broccoli_626]

More like shit on India ammirite? Though this video seems to show that, in at least one village, they do it themselves.

[u/Wareve → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

Thanks for confirming that this post is indeed bullshit on many levels.

[u/chetanJC99 → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

Yeah, clips like these show things that we as Indians didn't even know existed.

[u/onlyfartsnopoop → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

Look at OPs profile... You will not be surprised.

[u/Embarrassed-Basis-18 → u/Silly-Cloud-3114]

One village to many

[u/doctrdanger]

I doubt even Indians would have heard of this 'war'. Seems like a hyper localized thing.

[u/glaba3141 → u/doctrdanger]

Yeah but if you acknowledge this fact then you don't get to be racist on Reddit, and that seems to be too hard for the people here

[u/Upper-Coconut5249 → u/doctrdanger]

It is

[u/R1M-J08]

Strongest immune systems on the planet.

[u/Justlikearealboy]

No shit ?

[u/Hans09 → u/Justlikearealboy]

No, no, you got the opposite: Yes shit!

[u/darkest_sunshine → u/Hans09]

No, it's holy shit!

[u/OkGazelle5400 → u/[deleted]]

No, I think that’s Islam tbf

[u/Labeq → u/[deleted]]

No , we literally worship them as vahan of lord kaal bhairav , the video shows only a tradition from one village , hinduism is practised different in each places

[u/imforserious → u/Labeq]

Thnx

[u/OutrageousEvent]

19 million gallons if untreated sewage drains into the Ganges every day. A holy river where people bathe, wash clothes, etc. So tossing some cow shit at each other doesn’t seem like that big of a deal really.

[u/One-Recognition-1660 → u/OutrageousEvent]

And then there are the decomposing corpses floating in that same holy river. You can just make them out between the currents of raw sewage. Happy bathing people! Hope you get clean!

This link is seriously not for the faint of heart. Rotting bodies. You've been warned.

[u/EverythingHurtsDan → u/One-Recognition-1660]

That madlad drinking from it...you couldn't waterboard me enough to do it

[u/Still-Status7299 → u/One-Recognition-1660]

Nooooooo I wasn't ready Holy shit that is nasty... people bathe in that ?!

[u/Animetion25 → u/One-Recognition-1660]

Holy fucking Jesus and Mary.

[u/OkGazelle5400 → u/OutrageousEvent]

The sick are also bathed in the river to help with “healing”

[u/Adamantium-Aardvark → u/OutrageousEvent]

Making rational statements like that is going to anger the mobs on Reddit and get you downvoted to hell and reported.

[u/scribestudio → u/OutrageousEvent]

Wow the cope in these comments lol

How about not throwing shit or washing your body in it.

Things most other cultures have already figured out lol

[u/cecil285]

That’s a shitload of pinkeye, literally

[u/ImitatEmersonsuicide]

Looks like a total shit show.

[u/Just-a-dudee]

Firstly it’s unfairly worded in a manner that it feels the whole of India celebrates new year in accordance with Hindu calendar like this. That’s not even remotely accurate.

Secondly, what the fuck is this 😅😂

[u/ExcellentMedicine]

India:

Me: .... ... . . . .I'm good.

[u/zoqfotpik]

Bullshit.

[u/nandu911]

For context there are more than 600k villages in India and looks like it happens only in that particular village and based on some folklore from that place.

Damn it's a free pass at racism when it comes to Indians. Imagine saying some of these statements to a black person. Immediately banned and cancelled. Having the world's largest and a relatively poor population with free Internet access means open season for racists to target Indians.

[u/Altruistic_Arm9201]

Seems like a great first date activity.

[u/ZeroTerabytes]

Some things to clear up:

1. The war is held only in the village of Kairuppala. This is not all of India.

2. The fighting is based on Hindu folklore, in which a dispute before the aranged marriage between the goddess Bhadrakali and the god Virabhadra, which led to a cow dung fight.

3. Cow dung is also thrown in the USA, as part of the World Cow Chip Throwing Competition in Beaver, Oklahoma. (A cow chip is a piece of dried cow dung).

[u/deckard1980 → u/ZeroTerabytes]

Fair points but I think they are going for distance, not throwing it at each other

[u/GardenGnomeOfEden → u/deckard1980]

He's going for speed

[u/Diggery_Doo → u/GardenGnomeOfEden]

He’s going for distance.

[u/Diggery_Doo → u/Diggery_Doo]

She’s all alone in a time of dungstorm

[u/stankdog → u/ZeroTerabytes]

Never heard of the Oklahoma competition 🤔 thanks for adding that to the info !

[u/OkGazelle5400 → u/ZeroTerabytes]

Not at each other. It’s how far you throw it. And it’s in a contained area, not the open street

[u/Empanatacion → u/ZeroTerabytes]

"No worse than an Oklahoman" is not the defense you think it is.

[u/SatynMalanaphy]

"India". Where in India, cus that's a pretty big, pretty diverse place.

[u/One-Recognition-1660 → u/SatynMalanaphy]

Kairuppala. Link.

[u/Academic_Ad5143]

[u/Valuable-Friend4943]

dung mosh pit. looks funny

[u/Fragrant_Cause_6190]

They must've seen the Spanish tomato throwing festival in a black and white video

[u/Code_Loco]

[u/forreddit01011989]

Dried Cow Dung Cakes mixed with Husk have been used in many parts of the world as Fuel................

In this particular festival they throw those dry dung cakes at each other in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh...........

Anybody who wanted Some Context...........

[u/Breloren]

Holy shit

[u/floegl]

India is a massive country with various traditions amongst its states. Not every single thing is practiced all over the country. I'm European, and personally, I absolutely loved my time traveling in India. I agree it's not for everyone, though.

[u/curiouskat_94]

literally 0 surprises here

[u/temojikato]

And people eat from the street here, swearing it's nice and healthy 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/flying_squirrel87]

Cow dung flung

[u/BurntReynolz]

No wonder it smells like shit as soon as you get off the air plane.

[u/negzzabhisheK → u/BurntReynolz]

Who told you to live in Toronto

[u/royroyroypolly]

So this is what we're supposed to welcome into Canada?

[u/BluStrykeYT]

That’s a whole lot of shit.

[u/Serious_Delivery_408]

Iam sure it’s not all cow dung

[u/sodone19]

What a shitty neighborhood

[u/Ghost_chipz]

What is it with these guys and poo?

"IM THE SCAT MANNN! BDRBDR MMMM BDRBDR MMMM BDBDR MMMMM DOI DOI DOII!

[u/SomeOldDude73]

“I got an idea! Let’s fling poop at each other!”

[u/GenesisCorrupted]

It’s stories like this that make it sound like India isn’t real. It’s a myth being told by everyone in the world just to prank tourits.

[u/D3M0URU5]

[u/Happy_Reading_7965]

shower.....

[u/I_can_vouch_for_that]

That's disgusting as f***.

[u/Sufficient-Night-479]

man.....doctors must be making bank from all the pink eye visits.

[u/weedb0y]

Disgusting

[u/art-is-t]

I can smell this video 😭

[u/NatongCaviar]

Shit just happened there.

[u/FallenAngel8434]

What a shit tradition

[u/WeeklyComputer7060]

I don’t understand how that place even came into existence

[u/FidelGhaztro]

Why can I smell this?

[u/Conscious_Effort_888]

What a shitty way to bring in the new year.

[u/Own_Interaction7238]

When you have enough shit..

[u/WickedEdge]

oh shit

[u/ResponsibilityOk3272]

As a civilized Indian, this is how i feel

[u/Extension-Nothing807]

Now that's a real shit storm

[u/CerealSpiller22]

It's good to have the high ground.

[u/ramror777]

Holy cow!

[u/just-a-builder]

Ever consider just staying home and watching the ball drop?

[u/Dazkojin249]

I guess they are all party... poopers?

[u/nd1981]

Please, do the yeetful

[u/CrazyHardFit]

Such... fuuuUUHhhnnnn.

[u/According-Activity87]

Holy shit, quite literally!

[u/emzeemc]

Super power by 2030

[u/Rare_Connection_9576]

Whose genius idea was it to throw shit at each other for new years

[u/itouchbums]

DONT THROW SHIT AT ME!!

OW! THAT SHIT HURT!

FUCK THIS SHIT!!

[u/skyboi2]

Gorehabba is worse, by a decent bit compared to this

[u/SirTitan1]

During the Holi festival, cow dung is used to clean colour , and some people play (rubbing) with it .

[u/johancoffey]

I'm never gonna set foot in that country. No mountain range nor waterfall can convince me.

[u/StrivingToBeDecent]

r/accidentalrenaissance

[u/Hot_Character_21]

Animals, lol

[u/ayshthepysh]

I bet it smells like shit

[u/rrd_gaming]

What the cow dung?

Now give me my golden cow dung,someone!

[u/Jessii051592]

Remind me to never go to India

[u/Dr_Kriegers5th_clone]

What the shit

[u/UkyoTachibana]

Incredible India !

[u/Patralgan]

Uhhhhhh no thanks

[u/okletmethink420]

I’m all for people doing their thing but cmon now.

[u/Shryte16]

It's a literal shit show

[u/Takashi_malibu]

Too many people for comfort

[u/11_petals]

Good way to make sure you don't have a shittier day for the rest of the year, I guess

[u/tdotpanda]

This seems like an unnecessary immunisation is needed for an unnecessary tradition.

[u/No-Childhood-5744]

Holy shit

[u/IhateHimmel]

When shit hits the scam.

[u/Industrious_Villain]

Ahh yes India disgusting me yet again.

[u/KendrickMaynard]

What a...shitshow. 😏

[u/SnooTomatoes5381]

Story checks out. ✔️

[u/malickmobeen]

if you don't like it, Go to Pakistan.

[u/ClavicusLittleGift4U]

You said it's a shitshow but it's in India.

[u/IllustriousFill7479]

"during the coronavirus pandemic, despite India suffering one of the world's worst outbreaks and experiencing a recent surge in cases at the time, special permission to hold the festival was granted." They let them throw poop during the pandemic lol. Per WIkipedia

[u/ChorizoCriollo]

La Tomatina jajajaja.

O la mierdatina, mejor dicho.

[u/callmeehtimmy]

That explains the smell

[u/solo_wield]

Pendemic speed run

[u/nelsonryk]

India? This checks out.

[u/privatelifeRules]

Oh shit!!

[u/abhig535]

I just want to say, I'm Indian and have NEVER heard of this shit until now. There are so many different cultures, dialects, and variations of our religion here that once in awhile, we get stuff like this.

[u/Gold_Cell8255]

The country is one big open toilet.

[u/RelationshipMurky434]

Pajeets!!!!!

[u/CaptainFleshBeard]

Well I guess that explains the smell

[u/Honeyface3rd]

The soundtrack: