Hyderabad, March 13 -- An online outcry erupted after several Hindu devotees in Maharashtra attempted to enter the gates of a Ratnagiri mosque while celebrating Shimga festival, observed a day before Holi in the Konkan belt of India.

On Thursday, March 13, a video emerged on social media platforms where scores of Hindus of Ratnagiri district celebrated Shimga festival by raising a large piece of wood and forcefully entering the gates of Jama Masjid located in Rajapur.

The event took place on March 12. Fortunately, a major communal incident was averted after the mosque authorities closed the gates and held firm. Local reports suggest that one person was injured.

The attempt is repeated three times in the video with many Hindus celebrati...