Summary:
Nobody knows when the tradition started, but local lore says it is ‘sadiyon purana’. Ballots will follow.The deadly, centuries-old tradition of Hingot Yuddh will continue this year as the district administration gave in to the villagers’ demands. The administration never gives permission for it, yet the event is organized by residents in the name of tradition. And before long, poll boycott posters had come up.Fiery TraditionNobody wins or loses in this war and it ends with a few severely injured. Hingots are desert dates, but in this ritual, they are turned into deadly missiles..