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Visnagar's Unique Holi: Shoes & Veggies Fly in 100-Year-Old 'Khasada Yudh'

Visnagar's Unique Holi: Shoes & Veggies Fly in 100-Year-Old 'Khasada Yudh'

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News18•04-03-2026, 19:54

Visnagar's Unique Holi: Shoes & Veggies Fly in 100-Year-Old 'Khasada Yudh'

•Visnagar, Mahesana district, celebrates Holi with a unique 100-year-old tradition called 'Khasada Yudh'.
•Instead of colors, people throw shoes and vegetables at each other on Dhulendi.
•It's believed that being hit by a shoe or vegetable brings good fortune for the year ahead.
•The tradition, once primarily shoes, now largely involves vegetables like potatoes, onions, and tomatoes.
•Different community groups participate, followed by a struggle for dates which are then distributed.

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