‘A day in slushy water’: Children dance in mud, video goes viral

🔴 The event was organized as part of creating awareness about agriculture and sports associated with it.

By: Trends Desk
New Delhi | Updated: December 8, 2021 10:18 AM IST

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Children plays in mud while celebrating 'Kesard Onji Dina'

Locals took a dip in muddy, slushy water in Karnataka’s Mangaluru as they celebrated ‘Kesard Onji Dina’ with great fervour. The festival entails people having fun in muddy water and for children of the area, it was clearly a Sunday well spent.

In videos of the event that are being shared on social media, kids can be seen taking a dip in the slush and dancing as songs played full volume. The event was a crowd puller.

Watch the video here:

The video has garnered over 41,000 views since it was shared on December 5. Netizens had mixed reactions. While some found it interesting, others raised concerns over Covid pandemic.

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ANI tweet said that women also participated in the event. It was organized by Vijaya Yuva Sangama. The purpose of the event was to create awareness about agriculture and sports linked with it, as per the organizer.

Running, reverse running, kabaddi, volleyball and throwball competitions were also organized as part of the event.

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