Agni Keli: The Indian Fire Festival
Agni Keli is a traditional fire festival celebrated at the Kateel Durga Parameshwari Temple in Karnataka, India. It's a unique event where participants engage in a spectacular display of bravery and devotion by walking barefoot over burning coals. This ritual is believed to symbolize the triumph of good over evil and is performed during the annual Durga Parameshwari Temple Festival. The participants, often devotees of the goddess Durga, demonstrate their faith and courage through this act. The festival draws large crowds of spectators who come to witness this awe-inspiring spectacle and seek blessings from the deity.
