| |
Brightly
painted bullocks return to work after the third day of the harvest
festival, known as the ‘festival of the cow.’ In most
pastoral societies in India, cattle are the beasts of burden.
Once a year the valuable animals are granted a day’s rest,
and paid tribute with various rituals that vary from region to
region. They are pampered: some are bathed, fed a special diet,
adorned in creative ways; some are oiled, their horns cleaned
and polished or painted. Colorful garlands of flowers and ribbons
may be hung around their necks.
Bijapur,
Northern Karnatak
Prev
| Thumbnails
Next
Chapter
|
|
©
Lindsay Hebberd. All rights reserved. No text or images from this
website may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or
by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission
in writing from Cultural Portraits Productions, Inc. |
