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Hunsa villagers play fisticuffs on Holi
Pidiguddulata of fisticuffs fight is a traditional game of Hunsa village in Nizamabad district. This game is played by the Hunsa villagers on the occasion of colours festival Holi for the prosperity and wellness of their village. Every year on the occasion of Holi, Hunsa villagers play this fisticuffs game irrespective of caste and religion.
Hunsa (Bodhan): Pidiguddulata of fisticuffs fight is a traditional game of Hunsa village in Nizamabad district. This game is played by the Hunsa villagers on the occasion of colours festival Holi for the prosperity and wellness of their village. Every year on the occasion of Holi, Hunsa villagers play this fisticuffs game irrespective of caste and religion.
In this fight villagers tie a rope in-between the centre of the village at Hanuman temple grounds, stands both sides of the rope and throw fisticuffs forcefully on their opponents, hit on their face and body for 10 minutes. If anyone is wounded in the game, they should not go to the hospital but instead should apply lime.
The villagers say that the game is being conducted from last one century but no one died due to the wounds in fisticuffs game. This game looks like a mass fight between two groups and the two groups hit each other irrespective of their relations, like friends and relatives but after 10 minutes they mingle with each other and express gratitude. Shivaraj Patil, village leader and former sarpanch of Hunsa says because of fisticuffs game, their village got recognition all over the state.
