The Pola festival

In July I went with my mother to Pola festival. This festival happens during the monsoon to thank the bulls who have just ploughed the land.

For the festival, we went to Pangari village near Panchgani. There, on the plaza, all the bulls were standing proudly. Their bodies had been smeared with turmeric and painted with beautiful designs. Some looked really majestic while others looked terribly dangerous.

When all the bulls had assembled, the procession started. Immediately, one bull looking particularly angry started running ahead of everybody. I got scared of that bull and went to hide in a corner. The bulls were so fast that we couldn't follow them and went back to the village.

After the procession was over, we visited all the farmers who had bulls. We then saw them doing the puja of their bulls. They even offered them huge size ladus.


This breed of bulls or zebus called Hallikar is the the best breed of ploughing bulls in the full India. It is a white bull with long curved horns that are usually painted red.


See craft: Decorating a bull for Pola festival