The festival of Holi is much more than just powdered colours and the arrival of spring in central India's Madhya Pradesh.

In this incident on March 17, locals in Sahodra Rai Ward in Khurai walked over burning embers to prove their purity in front of God.

Onlookers gathered to witness the scene in which they attempt to show they haven't committed any sin.

If a person gets hurt during the event, it is believed that that is because they have committed a sin and are not pure.

Participants include everyone from children to the elderly.

The festival of Holi is much more than just powdered colors and the arrival of spring in central India's Madhya Pradesh on March 17. The incident took place in Sahodra Rai Ward in Khurai.

Visuals feature the locals walking over the burning coal to prove their purity in front of God amid the festivities. They walk on the burning embers while enduring the pain as the others encircle and witness the religious activity.

The tradition to walk on fire is hundreds of years old. However, the devotees here walk over the burning coal to prove they haven't committed any sins. If a person gets hurt during this event, then it means they have committed a sin in their life and are not pure. From children to the elderly, everyone participates in this occasion.