Gujarat’s ‘Fire Battle’ Tradition Lights Up Diwali in Amreli; Hundreds Gather for 100-Year-Old Ingoria Festival

A unique and fiery Diwali tradition has once again brought people onto the streets of Savarkundla in Gujarat’s Amreli district, where locals celebrate the festival by taking part in a traditional ‘Ingoria War’.

This is not an actual battle, but a century-old local tradition in which participants throw specially prepared, burning firecrackers at one another. The tradition has reportedly been followed for nearly 100 years, and the fourth generation of locals is now keeping it alive.