Pongal

Kanumu is also called as Mattu Pongal, when the cattle and especially the cows are worshipped. Cow is the harbinger of prosperity through milk and working in the fields along with the bulls. They are painted and decorated with bells, seashells, and beads. They are garlanded and taken out around the village in a procession. The entire atmosphere becomes festive and full of fun and revelry. Bulls are left free and young men show their prowess in running with them or wrestling them to the ground. On this day, the Indian version of Bullfight called Jalli Kattu is organized, where men wrestle with a sturdy bull and try to pin it to the ground by grasping their horns. The prize is a purse tied to the horns.

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