Pola 2025 date: Bail Pola festival is dedicated

Bail Pola festival is dedicated to the cows and ox and is observed mainly in Maharashtra and surrounding regions on the Shravan Amavasya (no moon day in Sawan month). Bail Pola 2026 date is September 11. In some regions it is on September 10. Farmers pay respect to bullocks and cows on the day as cattle is their main source of livelihood. Bail in Marathi means 'Bull.' Note - the Festival is also observed on Bhadrapad Purnima in some regions in Maharashtra. Like always, this year also the festival of Bail Pola 2025 will be celebrated on the new moon day of Bhadrapada (Bhadon) month. According to the English calendar, this year this festival is falling on 23 August 2025, Saturday. Why is Bail Pola celebrated? The Pola festival falls on the day of the Pithori Amavasya, i.e. the new moon day, in the month of Shravana. This year, Pola 2025 falls on Saturday, August 23, 2025. During Pola, farmers don't work their bulls in the farmland, and the day is a school holiday in the rural parts of Maharashtra. Pola 2025 will be celebrated on August 23 (Shravana Amavasya). Learn the date, time, rituals, and significance of this Marathi festival dedicated to worshipping bulls and oxen for prosperity and ...