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What is Gujarat's 100-year-old Diwali tradition of 'Ingoriya war'?

short by Mini Tiwari / on Saturday, 31 October, 2026
'Ingoriya war' is a 100-year-old Diwali night tradition in Gujarat's Savarkundla, where rival groups throw burning, gunpowder-filled ingoriya (hingot) fruits at each other. Unlike a bomb, the fruit doesn't explode but emits a stream of sparks and flame as it travels. The fight traditionally occurs between villagers of Savar and Kundla, separated by the Navli River.
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