MADIKERI: The chants of “Poli Poli Deva” resonated across Kodagu as the district celebrated the Puthari festival on Saturday evening. The ‘nere katto’ ritual began at the temple at 7:30 pm, followed by the plucking and worshipping of the first paddy harvest of the season at 8:30 pm. These rituals were then performed across Kodava ‘Ain Mane’, with other communities, …
The Kodava community will celebrate Puthari, the harvest festival that holds cultural and spiritual significance for the community, on Saturday, December 14. Puthari, which means “new rice” in Kodava language, is a thanksgiving festival that celebrates the rice harvest, symbolising abundance and prosperity. At the Kodava Samaja in Vasanth Nagar, members gather every year to symbolically harvest paddy grown on …
