Faith Filth And Fury Netizens React Towards The Viral Dung Flinging Festival In India

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WHY is it that dogs are man’s best friend? Has anyone ever considered the cows that plow the field, provide milk and even themselves to the hungry crowd being more worthy of such a title?
There is much to love and appreciate from these gentle giants. In fact, a group of people from Southern India decided to go overboard in their love by making a festival where they bathed in cow dung.
Take it from a recent video on X by @AJEnglish where villagers in Gummatapura hurled cow dung at each other durimg the Gorehabba festival, a local ritual marking the end of Diwali.

The video can be further found at: https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/1981948840732217596
According to Al Jazeera, devotees believe their deity Beereshwara Swamy was born in cow excrement, which many Hindus consider sacred and purifying.
When videos such as these are circulated across the internet, we can expect a ton of comments from the smart alecs out there.
“Finally I understand the meaning of Holy shit!” said @hosny_dzed while @WeWereSinghs added, “I’m starting to understand why Pakistan wanted to separate from them.”
We are never short of missionaries on the cyberspace too.

Then there was @GothamKnightsCW suggesting that India needs to be colonised again to wipe out these backward festivals.
But a good number of netizens aren’t amused by this. “Al Jazeera doesn’t respect our culture or religion. They have never showcased our rituals, festivals, and cultures in positive light. That’s why I hate this news outlet. It is biased,” said netizen @Vshwax.
@ashu00923 further pointed out that not more than 100 out of 1.5 billion Hindus do this.
“Of all Al Jazeera found this ritual of Diwali festival to share,” said @nanditathhakur. He continued, stating that cow dung and urine is considered sacred in Hinduism and that they were not ashamed of their rituals.
Towards these comments, @AhmedAlMarzooki replied that cow dung contains harmful bacteria, pathogens and emits toxic gases when burned.
Fun fact, the Gorehabba festival is observed on the fourth day of Diwali and the event has steadily grown into an offbeat destination for travellers seeking unusual experiences. — Focus Malaysia

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