Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 01 (ANI): At least one person was killed and 50 others sustained injuries during celebration of Banni Festival in Andhra Pradesh’s Kunoor on Saturday. Thousands of people from five nearby villages converged at Devaragattu and took part in the famous stick-fight festival. During the celebration, a participant suffered a cardiac arrest and later succumbed to it. The Banni festival is a local village custom in which villagers beat each other with sticks as part of the Vijaya Dasami festival. The devotees offer prayers to Sri Mala Malleswara Swamy and Parvati Devi to mark the occasion.
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