pola (poda) amazing festival of india

                                                                    Pola (poda)

Just like another interesting festival pola is another fascinated festivals in Maharashtra especially among farmers, in 2018 it on 9^th September, it is amazing festival when all farmers gathered & join each other at one place in village basically near a temple in their own villages because it is celebrated in whole Maharashtra. All farmers come with their pairs of the bull’s no matter this festival is celebrated for bull’s because in whole year they just work harder for their leader i.e. farmer who fielded crops in any season in any situation bulls are like god for a poor farmer because it is the main source of farmers income in nowadays too. I really don’t know any religious story behind this but as India is the country of farmers this is one of the enthusiastic festivals in Maharashtra.

 

bulls at pola

On this day the farmers which rear bulls are beautified their bulls and after celebrating festival come in pairs to all village houses, all women’s are waiting to pray the bulls and serve them various food items and dishes like vada Bhat & kadi (rice & patty of dales) and Puran Poli (chapatti made of dal and sugar mixture).

women's pray to bulls

 Moreover after this festival the next day is called Tana Pola (pods) means the pola of small children who brought their bull which made up of wood to various homes in village and they take them some money or chocolate just like hallowing in west countries but here there is no meaning of fear and hallowing is in night but tana pola is at the day time.

a kid with his wooden bull

varous bulls at shops for selling

Here I provide some pictures of pola………………………………  

·         This information is translated by my friend Rahul without him I can't do it on my own so thanks, bro.     

Nag-Panchami An Unique Festival In India

(Nag Panchami) A Unique & Divine Festival Celebrated In India

some stachues of nag-devta

As we know India is mostly famous for its cultural heritage & its way to treat others. In India all festivals celebrated as u know with gratitude and complies way as they comes ones in a year. In India Diwali, Holi, Independence Day, etc. are major festivals celebrated in a unique way to show happiness and joy. (Nag Panchami) is one of the popular and unique festival celebrated by farmers by praying God Shiva and his necks snake that is (nag) called in India.

 This unique festival is mostly celebrated in Maharashtra which is one of state of India. By the story tellers it is assumed that the (nag raj) is one of the snake of an era which protects humans from various calamities at that time on the contrary at 21century this is because the snakes in the fields of farmers protects the crops from rats and many others insects by eating them.

some moments of nag-panchami

At the day of (nag Panchami) all farmers and villagers pray to God Shiva and his nag (snake) to keep their eye on them. After that all farmers of village do Aarti(puja) of god Shiva one by one cracking coconut in front of god Shiva the coconut and some sweets mix with each other’s and give to villagers that you know called Prasad. On this religious day no one kill any animals or insects and all people only eat traditional Maharastrian food that we called pan wade (water soaked circle like balls) with kadi or we  can call it sundri basically (mixture of yoghurt & powder of grains).

GOD SHIVA

This spirit of India is offnaly very spiritual but it has tremendous role of religious values. This might be sound like creepy one but this only can happen in India. We just pray for all and add values to everyone’s life. Nag Panchami is one of unique festivals that celebrated in India because of this reason many of snakes who were found in any one’s home are not kill by them because they believe in god and gods thread. Reasons are many but value remains for the snakes their life are save by this all religious things that I don’t know are true or not but if it saves any one’s life then it must be worthy to it.

This festival come every year in the month of august especially at that time when all farmers just fielded their crops. At 2018 this comes on 15^th august when we celebrated our independence day.

I just say thanks to all peoples who help me for this topic cause I really don’t know too much about it.