Pola (festival)
pola thanksgiving festival celebrated farmer maharashtra chhattisgarh acknowledge importance bull ox crucial part agriculture farming activity fall day pithori amavasya new moon day month shraavana usually august pola farmer dont work bull farmland day school holiday rural part maharashtra festival found among maratha central eastern maharashtra similar festival observed farmer part india called mattu pongal south godhan north west india telangana similar festival celebrated full moon day called eruvaka purnima preparation festival bull washed massaged oil decorated shawl bell flower horn coloured get new rein rope decorated bull ox walked procession village field accompanied music dancing first bullock go old bullock wooden frame called makhar tied horn bullock made break toran rope mango leaf stretched two post followed cattle village home village decorated rangolis toran top door puja thalis kumkum water sweet prepared cattle returned procession formally greeted family member earthen lamp ghee puja aarti following day child decorate wooden bull bead flower day chhattisgarh lodhi rajput bring homemade sweet dish like thethri khurmi chakli home sister daughter