A stone-pelting festival took place despite authorities denying permission amid the COVID-19 pandemic in central India’s Madhya Pradesh.
The event took place on Wednesday (August 19) in the city of Pandhurna.
Known locally as Gotmar Mela, this unusual festival is celebrated annually, on the second day of Bhadrapad, a Hindu festival.
Despite a ban by authorities, a large number of people gathered on both sides of the river flowing between Pandhurna and Savargaon and stoned each other.
According to local reports, over 100 people were injured.