Kurnool: Chaos erupted in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district during a religious event on Thursday night. At least two people were reportedly killed in the violence, while around 100 others were injured in a stick fight between two groups participating in the festival on the occasion of Dussehra.

For the unversed, the Banni festival is a ritualistic stick fight. The fight was captured on camera, and disturbing videos surfaced online.

Two lakh devotees participated in the Banni Jaitrayatra of Mala Malleswaraswamy in Kurnool The chaos erupted at midnight when devotees were carrying the deities of Mala Malleswara Swamy and Goddess Parvati was underway, reported One India.

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