Pongal on the farm and in Namaleri was awesome. The cows were gorgeous (lots of photos I'll post later!) It turns out the 14th was stuff your gut day, the 15th was decorate cows and play day. First we witnessed cow decor and ceremony on the farm, later that day we went into Namaleri (one of the nearby towns) to Anna's friend/farmer she works with, Manni's farm. Yay! That's where all the town's decorated cows are gathered! They had painted horns with glitter and tassels and bells - one pair even had flags attached! The ceremony was much bigger, and at one point three or four guys ran around the whole crowd with incense and throwing water and Pongal (the food) on everyone (to bless the cows and area.) Also, a chicken was killed, its head cut off and the blood drained. We didn't do that on the farm.
Now we're in Mysore and the cows have all been dyed bright yellow!
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