This antique wooden bullock is a toy used by children during Pola festival and is now a rare collectible.

Pola festival, celebrated predominantly in Maharashtra and some parts of Central India (Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh) is a day when farmers decorate and worship their bulls as a mark of respect for their support in farming.

While elders celebrate this festival by worshipping bulls, children participate on the day of Chhota Pola or Tanha Pola with their wooden bull toys mounted on small wooden planks.  Children carry or pull their toy bullocks door-to-door asking for gifts or alms.