Every bull has his day
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The bull was the star of the show yesterday, August 28, in farm homes across rural Maharashtra. Bail Pola (also Bel Pola), celebrated on August 28 across Maharashtra, is a fashion parade for bulls.
Photographs: Vaihayasi Pande Daniel
New moon on Bail Pola
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On Bail Pola, celebrated on a new moon day during the month of Shravan (August), Maharashtrian farmers give their bulls the day off. The plough and yoke are put away. No tilling happens.
Bail makeover
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The farmers then get down to washing the stubborn critters at their wells, before decorating the bels with coloured powder, balloons, flowers, mirrors and painting their horns.
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