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In rural Andhra Pradesh, bullock cart race events become crowd-pullers on Sankranti

The traditional bullock cart race events have turned into tourist attractions in the rural pockets in Andhra Pradesh during the festival of Sankranti. Like Moi Chara (bull race), a centuries-old tradition in the villages of the South 24 Parganas in West Bengal during the monsoon, Yedla Bandi Pandalu (bullock cart race) in the rural pockets of Andhra Pradesh during the Sankranti and local deity festivals (January to March) still popular.