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Shimla’s 400-year-old post-Diwali stone-throwing ritual
Patthar Ka Khel is a centuries-old stone-throwing ritual held in Dhami, near Shimla, after Diwali. Participants from two groups throw stones, and tradition says the first person injured supplies blood for worship of the local goddess.
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