Fight fire with fire: Hundreds of Indian men try to set each other ablaze to appease goddess (VIDEO)

Thousands of awestruck onlookers gathered in Mangalore, India this past week to watch hundreds of men try to set each other on fire in an effort to appease the Hindu warrior goddess Durga.

Agni Keli, an eight-day, religious fire-throwing festival, draws international attention every April as hundreds of Indian men line up to try and set each other alight with burning palm leaves which are believed to destroy evil and cure disease.



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How about just try not to piss her off in the first place?