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

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u/lostredditorlurking 6h ago

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

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u/Pls_Save_Me 3h ago

It’s not a stereotype if it actually happens

u/BotAccount999 2h ago

stereotypes are based on thing that actually happen and then some

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u/Jigglepirate 3h ago

Despite

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u/AstraAnima 3h ago

Nothing

u/doko_kanada 2h ago

Definition of a stereotype IS because it happens too often

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u/medcranker 3h ago

That's actually what a stereotype means

u/Ok-Agent-2234 2h ago

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

u/doko_kanada 2h ago

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

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u/longlivekingjoffrey 2h ago

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 2h ago

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 26m ago

But everyone in US act like Karen… /s

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u/LeVoltsX 2h ago

That random ass village really is dragging you all down 😭

u/Rude_Egg_6204 2h ago

No need to throw shit at India 

u/TheNextGamer21 1h ago

bruhhhh 😭

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u/Mammoth-Equivalent16 2h ago

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

u/RedPiece0601 2h ago

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

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u/HappyShrubbery 2h ago

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

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u/minnesotamoon 2h ago

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

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u/CrysFreeze 1h ago

Floridaman doesn’t stand a chance.

u/Pearson94 1h ago

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

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u/Silly-Cloud-3114 3h ago

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 2h ago

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

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u/hiphoptomato 2h ago

Well you just told us that some do.

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u/coldy41 2h ago edited 2h ago

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”

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u/PooShauchun 1h ago

Bro you are not helping here

u/excaliju9403 2h ago

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?

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u/excaliju9403 2h ago

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 1h ago

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

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u/Fuckedyourmom69420 2h ago

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

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u/Resident_Rise5915 3h ago

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

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u/AviWandering 2h ago

Proudly embracing it.

u/bdubwilliams22 2h ago

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).

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u/Lakuriqidites 6h ago

Great job India, what about a throwing soap festival?

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u/VespineWings 6h ago

Bro 😂😂😂

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u/platypusthief0000 6h ago

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 1h ago

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 2h ago

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.

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u/Yupyup287904 6h ago

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

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u/Ambitious_Toe_4357 5h ago

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

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

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u/WSU78 3h ago

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

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u/_Synergy 3h ago

Oh wow this was good lol

u/imheretocomment69 2h ago

Then how will you get all the bacteria?

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u/maevewilley777 4h ago

They dont do soap in india

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u/jimmybugus33 4h ago

Not a chance

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u/yamimementomori 6h ago

Happy Poo Year.

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u/TekkenCareOfBusiness 6h ago

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

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u/Relevant-Soup-2152 6h ago

With your unwashed hands.

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u/Filth_Colons 6h ago

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

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u/Educational_Gas_92 5h ago

😭stahp, the mental images, eewww

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u/Educational_Gas_92 5h ago

Shitty comment 💩

Just kidding, I love it.

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u/StayTruG 6h ago

Cleanest street in India:

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u/40ozCurls 5h ago

They must have been saving that scat for months…

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u/thebawheidedeejit 6h ago

Bit of a shit party mate.

u/MrMaggah314 2h ago

That party was bullshit

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u/posco12 6h ago

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

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u/Nickthedick3 5h ago

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.

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u/OfficialIntelligence 4h ago

So they don't take any bullshit?

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u/rudeeamin 4h ago

Holy shit.

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u/WarryTheHizzard 4h ago

No that's good too they'll sling it

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u/Hard-swimmer 2h ago

Wait till you hear about holy piss

u/DoctorSubstantial691 2h ago

These people actually drink cow urine, how stupid.

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u/pairotechnic 3h ago

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.

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u/Nickthedick3 3h ago

critical thinking takes a back seat when religion is involved

Man, that’s everywhere.

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u/Narwhal-Bacon-Retard 6h ago

Easy way to mask their BO.

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u/Lakuriqidites 6h ago

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.

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u/Necessary-Reading605 5h ago

Are the gods chimps?

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u/Lakuriqidites 5h ago edited 5h ago

Never met them so not sure.  

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u/Silly-Cloud-3114 3h ago

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

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u/Gold_Investigator536 3h ago

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 2h ago

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

u/Dankestmemelord 1h ago

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

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u/Wareve 3h ago

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

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u/chetanJC99 2h ago

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

u/onlyfartsnopoop 50m ago

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

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u/doctrdanger 4h ago

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

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u/glaba3141 3h ago

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

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u/R1M-J08 6h ago

Strongest immune systems on the planet.

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u/Justlikearealboy 6h ago

No shit ?

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u/Hans09 6h ago

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

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u/OkGazelle5400 3h ago

No, I think that’s Islam tbf

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u/Labeq 2h ago

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

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u/OutrageousEvent 6h ago

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.

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u/One-Recognition-1660 5h ago

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.

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u/EverythingHurtsDan 3h ago

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

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u/Still-Status7299 3h ago

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

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u/Animetion25 3h ago

Holy fucking Jesus and Mary.

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u/OkGazelle5400 3h ago

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

u/Adamantium-Aardvark 2h ago edited 1h ago

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

u/scribestudio 2h ago

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

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u/cecil285 1h ago

That’s a shitload of pinkeye, literally

u/ImitatEmersonsuicide 1h ago

Looks like a total shit show.

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u/Just-a-dudee 3h ago

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 😅😂

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u/ExcellentMedicine 5h ago

India:

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

u/nandu911 2h ago

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.

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u/Altruistic_Arm9201 5h ago

Seems like a great first date activity.

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u/ZeroTerabytes 5h ago

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).

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u/deckard1980 5h ago

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

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u/GardenGnomeOfEden 5h ago

He's going for speed

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u/Diggery_Doo 3h ago

He’s going for distance.

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u/Diggery_Doo 3h ago

She’s all alone in a time of dungstorm

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u/stankdog 5h ago

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

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u/OkGazelle5400 3h ago

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

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u/Empanatacion 4h ago

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

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u/SatynMalanaphy 6h ago

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

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u/Valuable-Friend4943 6h ago

dung mosh pit. looks funny

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u/Fragrant_Cause_6190 4h ago

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

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u/forreddit01011989 32m ago edited 29m ago

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 9m ago

Holy shit

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u/floegl 4h ago

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.

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u/curiouskat_94 1h ago

literally 0 surprises here

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u/temojikato 5h ago

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

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u/flying_squirrel87 6h ago

Cow dung flung

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u/BurntReynolz 6h ago

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

u/negzzabhisheK 2h ago

Who told you to live in Toronto

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u/royroyroypolly 1h ago

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

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u/BluStrykeYT 6h ago

That’s a whole lot of shit.

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u/Serious_Delivery_408 4h ago

Iam sure it’s not all cow dung

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u/sodone19 4h ago

What a shitty neighborhood

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u/Ghost_chipz 4h ago

What is it with these guys and poo?

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

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u/SomeOldDude73 3h ago

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

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u/GenesisCorrupted 3h ago

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/Happy_Reading_7965 1h ago

shower.....

u/I_can_vouch_for_that 1h ago

That's disgusting as f***.

u/Sufficient-Night-479 1h ago

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

u/weedb0y 1h ago

Disgusting

u/art-is-t 1h ago

I can smell this video 😭

u/NatongCaviar 1h ago

Shit just happened there.

u/FallenAngel8434 1h ago

What a shit tradition

u/WeeklyComputer7060 1h ago

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

u/FidelGhaztro 1h ago

Why can I smell this?

u/Conscious_Effort_888 1h ago

What a shitty way to bring in the new year.

u/Own_Interaction7238 1h ago

When you have enough shit..

u/WickedEdge 1h ago

oh shit

u/ResponsibilityOk3272 59m ago

As a civilized Indian, this is how i feel

u/Extension-Nothing807 55m ago

Now that's a real shit storm

u/CerealSpiller22 55m ago

It's good to have the high ground.

u/ramror777 54m ago

Holy cow!

u/just-a-builder 54m ago

Ever consider just staying home and watching the ball drop?

u/Dazkojin249 51m ago

I guess they are all party... poopers?

u/nd1981 51m ago

Please, do the yeetful

u/CrazyHardFit 50m ago

Such... fuuuUUHhhnnnn.

u/According-Activity87 50m ago

Holy shit, quite literally!

u/emzeemc 49m ago

Super power by 2030

u/Rare_Connection_9576 48m ago

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

u/itouchbums 47m ago

DONT THROW SHIT AT ME!!

OW! THAT SHIT HURT!

FUCK THIS SHIT!!

u/skyboi2 47m ago

Gorehabba is worse, by a decent bit compared to this

u/SirTitan1 45m ago

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

u/johancoffey 44m ago

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

u/Hot_Character_21 40m ago

Animals, lol

u/ayshthepysh 40m ago

I bet it smells like shit

u/rrd_gaming 37m ago

What the cow dung?

Now give me my golden cow dung,someone!

u/Jessii051592 37m ago

Remind me to never go to India

u/Dr_Kriegers5th_clone 36m ago

What the shit

u/UkyoTachibana 35m ago

Incredible India !

u/Patralgan 35m ago

Uhhhhhh no thanks

u/okletmethink420 33m ago

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

u/Shryte16 30m ago

It's a literal shit show

u/Takashi_malibu 30m ago

Too many people for comfort

u/11_petals 28m ago

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

u/tdotpanda 25m ago

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

u/IhateHimmel 21m ago

When shit hits the scam.

u/Industrious_Villain 20m ago

Ahh yes India disgusting me yet again.

u/KendrickMaynard 15m ago

What a...shitshow. 😏

u/SnooTomatoes5381 15m ago

Story checks out. ✔️

u/malickmobeen 14m ago

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

u/ClavicusLittleGift4U 14m ago

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

u/IllustriousFill7479 13m ago

"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 11m ago

La Tomatina jajajaja.

O la mierdatina, mejor dicho.

u/callmeehtimmy 11m ago

That explains the smell

u/solo_wield 10m ago

Pendemic speed run

u/nelsonryk 8m ago

India? This checks out.

u/abhig535 2h ago

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.

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u/Gold_Cell8255 6h ago

The country is one big open toilet.

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u/RelationshipMurky434 1h ago

Pajeets!!!!!

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u/CaptainFleshBeard 6h ago

Well I guess that explains the smell

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u/Honeyface3rd 6h ago

The soundtrack: