India -- It is an act that might scare the best acrobats, but swinging heavy iron extensions tied to a jute rope is a passion that is keenly pursued by the few remaining performers of "Banati", a martial art form of Orissa.
Banati is an age-old art, in which a person spins balls set on fire and tied to the ends of a rope.
There are three forms of Banati - Gola Banati, Churi Banati and Fire Banati - named after the different patterns formed by whirling the rope in the air. The participants have to be very careful while performing the art, as even a bit of negligence can cause them massive damage.
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