ABSTRACT
IN Khandesh, ploughing is not done on Monday as this day is sacred to Śiva and bullocks are his vehicle. The last day of the month, Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays, are also in some places avoided. Some ploughing is done on Agoṭ or Guḍhīpādvā, the first day of Chaitra and the Hindu New Year’s Day. In the Karnāṭak ploughing is avoided on the eighth day of the lunar fortnight for fear that if used the bullocks will go lame, and the avoidance of ploughing on an Amāvāsyā is general. The Muhammadan in Sind begins his ploughing on an auspicious day chosen by a Mullah, Maulvi or Pandit, though this ploughing may only be nominal. In Chota Udaipur, Thursday, Friday and Monday are considered auspicious days; whilst in Kanara Saturday and Wednesday are good days to begin ploughing.
