Villagers in central India participated in a dangerous 'fire war' as part of a local festival that left many injured in this striking video.

22 people were injured in the annual Hingot festival on October 28 in the town of Gautampura in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, with footage showing burned and blinded individuals being carried away.

The festival held the day after Diwali, is a mock battle where representatives of two neighbouring villages throw hollowed-out hingots, a kind of forest fruit, that are stuffed with gunpowder and other incendiary components.

The festival continues to be controversial as despite government condemnation for its dangerous nature, many people continue to visit specifically to witness the firefight.

Score of people were injured in annual Higot Festivals in Central India.

22 people were injured in the annual “Hingot festival” in Gautampura town in Indore district Madhya Pradesh India.

The festival, observed traditionally on the day after Diwali, sees people of two villages attacking each other with hingots, a forest fruit, hollowed & filled with gunpowder, coal and brimstone.

The sight of hingots criss-crossing and sparks flying leaves one spellbound. Many travel from across the state to witness it. Despite several attempts to stop the festival by Government officials, but the residents organised each year in the name of tradition. Before the festival Police distribute pamphlets to persuade people not to get into a hingot fire, but no one give attention to the call.
Festival celebrated on 28 October from 6 pm