3 November•Krishna Paksha Navami

Pola

Pola

Pola is the festival of the bullocks in Maharashtra, kept on the new moon of Bhadrapada.

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Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Pola is the festival of the bullocks in Maharashtra, kept on the new moon of Bhadrapada.

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Farmers thank their bullocks for the work in the fields. The animals are washed, painted and decorated, and fed on special food.

Key Rituals & Observance

Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices

  1. 1Step 1

    Bathing and decorating of the bullocks.

  2. 2Step 2

    Worship of the bullocks and a special meal.

  3. 3Step 3

    Processions of the bullocks in the villages.