வலைப்பதிவுகள் — Bol Choth

Somewhere in a quiet Gujarati courtyard, long before sunrise, a woman walks barefoot to the cowshed. She isn't there to milk the cow. She's there to touch its feet. This single gesture — a mother bowing before a mother — is the soul of Bol Choth, one of India's most tender, least commercialised festivals. What Is Bol Choth? Bol Choth, also known as Bahula Chauth or Bahula Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival dedicated entirely to the worship of cows and calves. It falls on the Chaturthi (fourth day) of Krishna Paksha in the Shravan month — the krishna paksha chaturthi...