Devotees near Thiruppuvanam, Tamil Nadu, walked barefoot across a 10-metre-long pyre during the Islam festival of Muharram.

The villagers are seen quickly shuffling over the bit of burning coat during the festival that marks the first month of the Islamic calendar.

Following the fire walking, a fireworks display is set off.

This footage was filmed on August 20.

Sivaganga district near Thiruppuvanam In the village of Muduvan Thidal, an example of religious harmony Hindus have descended into a fire pit to celebrate Moharram and pay their dues.


The people of the area say that the village of Muduvan Thidal was inhabited by a large number of Muslims many years ago. It is said that a woman named Fatima Nachiyar lived well there and after her death, a dargah and a mosque were built in the central part of the village of Muduvan Thidal and she was worshiped as a deity by the local Muslims.

Hindus are now increasingly worshipping the dargah since Muslims have migrated to different towns over the course of the day. Every year on Moharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, they celebrate a 10-day festival in memory of the village woman, Fatima Nachiyar.

During the festival, it is customary for the villagers to pay their dues for marriage, child blessing, healing, etc., and to pay homage to Fatima Nachiyar after farming and harvesting. The villagers firmly believe that what they are thinking of resolving the debt is happening.


This year started with the flag hoisting ceremony on the 11th at Muduvan Thidal village to coincide with the Moharram festival. On the 5th day of Moharram Nerthikadan and on the 7th day Sappara Bhavani was held in Dargah.

In this context, the main event of the festival was the early morning Moharram festival today. In turn, a 10 feet long and 4 feet wide fire pit was set up, and the devotees came in procession from fasting and walking on burning coals (firepit) at 4.20 am and paid their dues.

This was followed by a fireworks display called Poo Mozhukuthal. In this, the women who pay the dues sit in front of the fire pit they carry a basket of burning coal on their heads which they cover with muslin cloth.

After that, the final decorated sabbar of the festival will be carried to the village boundary with the public accordion and brought back to the dargah. It is noteworthy that a large number of people gathered today to watch the event.