A woman fell into a pit of red hot coals in northern India on Thursday as she took part in an ancient local tradition.

Hundreds of pilgrims walked - or ran - barefoot through the fire pit in Khatipura in Rajasthan state to mark the start of the Holi festival.

One woman, however, tripped as she attempted the short dash and fell into the burning coals.

She was quickly pulled to safety and emerged from the ordeal shocked but otherwise unharmed.

Terrifying moment women Pilgrims walk on coals fire & suddenly fell, Rescued in India.

 With the changing times, where everything is changing, there are some traditions that are still continuing today. A similar tradition continues in many nearby towns including Ratlam. Here people go on an attack on Angaro. This is called walking on a tooth.


On the day of Holi, this ritual is organized where devotees express their faith after walking of the fire when their vows are completed. Miracle is such that these devotees do not have any harm to this fire and this tradition is being practiced by the long year back.


The ritual's was organized in the same Shitamata temple situated at Khatipura of Ratlam, where hundreds of pilgrims were walking on the bare foot, fluttering embers. If some people have fulfilled the mandates then many pilgrims, through faith, could pass through the shola of these fires. But no shocks were harmed by this fire. The devotee describes it as a miracle of Mother Sheetal. Children also reached a large number of men and women to walk on this fire. These people were very excited about this event.