Its a tradition that Indians believe will bring their children good luck and protect them from disease.br br And scores of parents have been lining up in the tiny village of Betul in Madhya Pradesh to roll their youngsters in cow pat.br br People in the small village believe that smearing the dung on their young sons and daughters help to give them a healthy life free from ailments.br br They also say that the 'purity' of the cow dung will bring the children good luck.br br The practice is followed a day after Diwali - the biggest Indian celebration, also known as the festival of lights.br br In the weeks leading up to Diwali, people in the village collect cow dung and store it in huge piles.br br On the day after the celebration, a special prayer is offered to the Hindu Gods, before people start dipping their children, some still on babies, in the pool of dung.br br The cow is considered one of the most sacred animals in Hinduism and they are worshipped as revered creatures.br br Many Hindu preachers believe that cow urine and dung have medicinal properties.br br Meanwhile cow slaughter and the consumption of beef is banned in certain parts of India.br br This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... br br Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Dailymotion for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience! br br Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com br br Like & Follow Us on: mbr Facebook: www.facebook.comWildernessFilmsIndiaLimited br Website: www.wildfilmsindia.