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The festival is famous for its annual ritual of ‘stone pelting.’ However, after the intervention of the Uttarakhand high court in 2013, stones were replaced with fruits and flowers. Pithoragarh: The Bagwal festival, a popular attraction of Raksha Bandhan day in Kumaon, was held on Sunday in Devidhura village of Champawat district. While the Gaharwals wear orange turbans, the Chamyals wear pink, Lamgharias yellow and Waliks wear white turbans. We had arranged for around six quintals of fruits for the occasion,” said Lakshman Singh Lamgharia, patron of the Barahi Devi temple committee.The Bagwal has its origins in mythology. However, sources said that despite the ban, some people still pelted stones which could have led to the injuries..