Godavari Kodi Pandalu: These are the famous places for Redi-Kodi Pandalu in Godavari districts like Pandaramarayulu and Barulu.
Godavari Kodi Pandalu: “Hey, we are Godarollamandi…we have a lot of food outside. It means we are drinking Godaramma water, but that’s all. You forgot to tell the real thing…Sankranti in Godavari districts The most important thing is that the festival has started… That is Kusinka Kangarandoi, so people of Godavari district prepared such a video on social media a few days before the festival. Saying posting.
Godavari districts give name to the Sankranti festival. Kirtans of Haridas, chants of Basavanna, cock fights, Muggulu, pastries, Gobbemma…. In this way, every house in the Godavari districts is filled with relatives and friends for three days. Unofficial cock races are held for three days of the festival. It is said that Godavari has not defeated the districts in the cock race. Bhogi, Sankranti and Kanuma are the three days when cock races are held. Business worth hundreds of crores of rupees is done in these three days. The weightage for cock racing has already been prepared in Godavari districts. Small, big and heavy loads are being prepared.
heavy loads
About Rs 30 lakh is being spent in preparing the heavy goods. All facilities are being provided there. A big circle, screens all around, live telecast, anchors, a raised stage, sound box, chicken dumpling shops outside, cold drink shops, belt shops, goons, all these arrangements are being made. The organizer will recover the expenses of these arrangements from the bookmakers. Ten percent commission is taken on each bet. If there is a bet of Rs 10 lakh then Rs 1 lakh should be given to the ring managers. All the facilities required by punters are available here. For this, commission is charged for each bet.
famous places
Usually, cock races are organized in every village for three days of Sankranti. Some people take out weights, while others place bets on a straight line or empty space. Bhimavaram, Aibhimavaram, Vempa, Eluru, Amalapuram and Konaseema coconut groves in Godavari districts are the most famous areas for poultry farming. Bets worth crores are placed here. Some hundreds of crores of rupees change hands over the three days of the festival, which also includes betting in the ring and betting outside. Previous calculations show that more than Rs 3 thousand crores of money changes hands in Godavari districts as well as Krishna and Guntur districts. This doubles if betting calculations are also included.
The cocks are named according to their color like Kaki, Nemali, Abras, Dega, Pachakaki, Ketuva, Parla… Heifers of about two years of age are ready to race. They are given special food and training for competitions. Chickens are fed with strong food like mutton, almonds, cashew nuts etc. Bulls reared in this way are sold for Rs 50 thousand to Rs 1 lakh depending on their colour, height and fighting ability. Bets worth lakhs are made on these.
