Several unique rituals mark Diwali celebrations across India. In Chhattisgarh's Bastar, crops are ceremonially married with an idol of Lord Narayana. In Goa, effigies of demon Narkasur are burnt before dawn. A stone-pelting ceremony called 'Pathar Ka Mela' is held in Himachal Pradesh’s Dhami every year after Diwali. A cow dung fight marks end of Diwali in Karnataka's Gumatapura village.
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20 Oct