It's called the wari dhool, the drum beats used by the il of about six villages in the Mewar area to send a strange message - to attack the Jains immediately.

The sound is then picked up by neighboring villagers they begin to act. Within a night, the houses and shops of the members of Jain community are plundered, but the members are spared. This organised "criminal act" is one of the tribal customs of the Bhils who believe that until the Mera and godowns of the Jains are not plundered, the  will not arrive. Jains form about 45 per cent of the population in the area.

This medieval custom is followed during the  which falls in the last week of June, extending i jo July 11,which is generally when monsoon reaches marsthan. The tribals believe that the drought is brought at the prayers of the Jain community. "They lock the monsoon clouds in their iron safes. Until we go and them, the rains will never come" says Nathu Bhil, a village headman of Phalasia.

Besides Phalasia, the custom is also prevalent in ohari. Phali, Jhadol and Undi. Every year, a fortnight sore the monsoon, the Jains of these areas flee, locking  i their property and come back with the rains ... The JainBwrumbar Samaj ... hasn't even thought of going to the police. (Source: Kota Neelima in The Indian Express, 28 June, 2000)