It is important that an upper-class man led the bull during the ceremony because it showed that people’s attitudes are changing. Before, only the Untouchables did it to show that they are inferior, but in the end, the people of the higher class also did it.
The relevant video is on You-Tube and is titled, <em>''India -The Untouchables (Dalits): Breaking the barriers/silence''</em>.
The main religion in India is Hinduism and it is a religion of class where people are divided into different castes. The lowest caste are called the Untouchables (Dalits) and they are regularly discriminated against.
In the video, it is the Untouchables' duty to lead a buffalo through the village to announce temple activities but in a show of changing attitudes to the Dalits, an upper caste man leads the bull this time to show that all peoples can work together regardless of status.
