Villagers in Silwani, central India, walk barefoot across a trail of burning coal during Holi festival celebrations on March 28.

Footage shows locals quickly walking over a flaming pile of coal in a tradition that dates back 150 years.

Villagers, including the children and the elderly, walked barefoot on the burning coals during the festivities in central India's Madhya Pradesh on March 28. The incident took place in Mahangwa village in Silwani tehsil in the Raisen district.

A video features the villagers preparing the embers during the night on the occasion of Holi. Following this, the locals gather around and encircle the area while a couple of men walk barefoot on the burning coals without enduring any pain.

To keep their 150-year-old tradition alive, the villagers in the Raisen district walk barefoot on embers during the festivities without enduring any pain or suffering any burn injuries. They remain completely unaffected or unharmed following this event. Moreover, the locals follow this folklore to keep diseases and disasters away from the village.