“Telugu:
చెడ్డ చేనికి యింటి వడ్లు పొంగలా”
English Translation:
What! Offering the house-rice to a spoilt field ?Pongali is a preparation of rice ofl’ered to the fields after the harvest. In this case the crop had failed and the offering had to be made from the old store. It was therefore a needless ceremony.