Bail Pola is a thanksgiving festival celebrated by farmers in Maharashtra, to acknowledge the importance of bulls and oxen, who are crucial part of agriculture and farming. During Pola, farmers don't work their bulls in the farmland, In preparation for the festival, bulls are washed and massaged with oils. They are decorated with shawls, bells, and flowers, their horns are coloured, and they get new reins and ropes. The decorated bulls and oxen are walked in procession to the village field accompanied by music and dancing.

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