Fast Facts :

Area : (Villages of Orissa) India

Falls on : The eve of Purnima in the holy month of (Shravana) August

Also called as : Baladeva Jayanti,Go Purnima AND Baladeva Puja

Idol Worshipped : Lord Baladeva

Festivity :

The Purnima or the (full moon day) in the holy month of Shravana) is called as Go Purnima or"Gamha Purnima”. According to the Hindu Rituals the plants and animals which are useful to People are appeased. Cow is considered as mother. That why this fiesta is celebrated by the farmers to adore all the cattle’s.

A festivity :

Bullocks are considered to be the most significant animals for all the farmers in this country. When the plowing of the pasture by the bullocks is complete the farmers revere them for all the help they have provided. Along with all the cattle’s, the Almighty of agriculture ( 'Baladeva' )is also adored. The spiritual scriptures give evidence that ('Balarama') devised the plow and demonstrated people, all the techniques of agriculture. As a result the bullock is Lord Balaram’s medium and the plow, is his weapon. Lord Balaram is also believed as the embodiment of Lord Vishnu in sacred Scriptures. Because of this reason, this agricultural fiesta is also called as Baladeva Jayanti or Baladeva Puja.

On this eve all the cattle’s shack is scavenged and tidily plastered and drawings of plows, bullock’s carts and bullocks are portrayed on the raw walls. Cows and Bullocks are showered and bedecked with sandal wood paste and flowers. Their horns are also oiled. Rituals of adoration acquire in all the cattle-shacks itself and all the rituals are performed by the farmers, for this no Brahmin is called. A bit of fresh cloth is sited on the backside of bullocks and are also coursed with pulses and rice-cakes.