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'''Hingot War''' is an age old tradition of residents of Gautampura, about 59&nbsp;km from [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is observed on dhok padwa (a day after [[Diwali]]).In this war warriors are categorised in two groups Turra of Gautampura and Kalgi of Rungi village, who attack each other with burning Hingots (a hollow fruit stuffed with gunpowder). These hingots when hurled in the sky appears to be shooting star and look beautiful in the sky. This war came into limelight when several people died and many injured in the event.<br />
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In 2014 it was reported that the custom "had been on the wane in recent times" but it was revived that year and resulted in one death and several injuries.<ref name="it-2014">{{cite news |title=the 'hingot' war |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19781215-xyz-823198-2014-03-07 |accessdate=15 December 2018 |work=India Today |date=7 March 2014}}</ref> In 2016 "nearly 65 persons were injured",<ref name="fp-2016">{{cite news |title=Nearly 65 injured in Hingot war in Indore |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/headlines/nearly-65-injured-in-hingot-war-in-indore/965615 |accessdate=15 December 2018 |work=The Free Press Journal |date=2 November 2016}}</ref> in 2017, one person died and more than 36 were hurt,<ref name="ht-2017">{{cite news |title=Hingot war: 1 dead, over 36 hurt as villages attack each other with burning ‘missiles’ |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/hingot-war-1-dead-over-36-hurt-as-villages-attack-each-other-with-burning-missiles/story-mFyhAJqDg2PkemOxuHhjKI.html |accessdate=15 December 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 October 2017}}</ref> and the 2018 war led to 20 injuries.<ref name="fervid">{{cite news |title=Dailymotion India: 20 injured in fervid ‘Hingot Yuddha’ war games |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/india-20-injured-in-fervid-%E2%80%98hingot-yuddha%E2%80%99-war-games/vi-BBPwIsU |accessdate=15 December 2018 |work=MSN |date=9 November 2018}}</ref><br />
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