Champawat, a town in Uttarakhand, has a unique style of celebrating Rakshabandhan. In an age-old custom to please a local deity, people pelt each other with stones-- a ritual called "Bagwal" which means to fight.

Bagwal is held on the occasion of Rakshabandhan as it is an auspicious day when the Hindus change their janeu (sacred thread).

In Bagwal, once participants enter the ground singing and dancing to hymns, they are each allotted one of the four corners by the priest who signals the start of the fight with a conch.

They then start pelting stones at one another while trying to shield themselves from the onslaught with bamboo shields or Farras.

This continues until the priest is satisfied that enough blood has been shed to please Goddess Barahi.

In this year's version of Bagwal in Champawat, 60 people have been injured.

This comes even after an order by the Uttarakhand High Court that asked to replace the use of stones with fruits.

Goddess Barahi Devi is held in great reverence by the people of Champawat district's Devidhura and other places nearby.

Watch the video of the stone-pelting ritual here:

#WATCH: Bagwal stone pelting festival held in Champawat, part of a ritual to appease a local deity. More than 60 people injured. #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/wCWz48cWSm ANI (@ANI) August 26, 2018

With inputs from agencies