Parts of Indervelli mandal received rainfall after a gap of 26 days

The pola festival, celebrated in Adilabad district on Saturday, brought joy to farmers in those pockets which had experienced a long, dry spell this monsoon. For example, parts of Indervelli mandal received rainfall on Saturday after a gap of 26 days.

Pola, which also marks the end of Shravan, is celebrated as a festival of thanksgiving to farm bullocks, which are decorated and taken around the local temple in the evening. The bullocks are fed with ‘naivedyam’ and worshipped on this day.

This time, just when the animals were to be taken for circumambulation around the temple, it started to rain. Instead of dampening the celebratory mood, the showers spread a wave of happiness among farmers.

The Gond farmers congratulated one another as is custom.

“Pola has brought us good luck,” is how the local sarpanch, Pusam Anand Rao, put it.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Adilabad – September 13th, 2015