Srimangala, Oct. 28: The 9-year-old Pattalodi festival, which has been going on for the past ten days as part of Kaveri Changradi (Tula Sankramana), in T. Shettigeri in South Kodagu, came to a grand start on Monday night. The next day of the Kaveri Tirthodbhava, along with the Tirtha Puja and distribution of Tirtha, has been organizing this program for the past ten days for many years, including cultural programs, meetings, ceremonies, felicitations, coffee and snacks for the people who come every day, and dinner, and this year too, it was a great success.
This special program organized by the Kodava community was supported by Sri Perumaleshwara Auto Owners-Drivers Association, Sambrham Pommakkad Sports and Cultural Organization, Tavalageri Moondnad Kodava Samaj Pommakkad Koota and Kodava Takk Elthkarada Koota. For the past 9 days, local organizations and organizations from surrounding villages have given various programs, and on the last day yesterday, students from T. Shettigeri's Roots School gave various cultural and awareness programs. A large number of people participated, and this year's program opened grandly at night. Kodava society, organizations, and academies are making efforts to preserve and develop the language and culture of the very sensitive and minority Kodava community, but in the meantime, Kodavas should not sell their land and serious thought is needed to increase the population, said Mandepada Suja Kushalappa, a member of the Legislative Council.
T. He spoke after receiving the honor as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the ninth annual Pathalodi program held at the Shettigeri Kodava Samaj. Kodava societies and organizations are working to protect the interests of the Kodava people (from the front page), but if there is a small disagreement, it should be discussed on the platform and a solution should be found, and the path of conflict should not be followed in any way. He indirectly mentioned the unpleasant incident that occurred in the recent meeting of the All Kodava Samaj and expressed his sadness.
The All Kodava Samaj and 35 Kodava societies, organizations, writers, and the historical records of our community should be studied, discussed about the pros and cons, and a solution should be found, and the path of conflict should not be followed, he said, adding that such an incident should not happen again. He said that the Pathalodi program organized by T. Shettigeri Kodava Samaj for the last 9 years is popular. He said that the Kodava Samaj organization should work together for the protection of Kodava culture and the development of the community.
Another guest, District Guarantee Implementation Committee President Teethira Dharmaja Uthappa, accepted the honor and spoke, saying that the Kodavas are a special community that found their civilization and life in the hilly region, and their culture and traditions are different from other communities and religions. During important festivals like Kailpold, we perform Ayudha Puja, during the Kaveri Changra festival, we worship Mother Kaveri and, despite any hostility or quarrel over land, cattle, etc., we worship Mother Kaveri and go door to door for ten days until Pathalodi, seeking the blessings of the elders to settle all previous disputes. Similarly, Puttari festival is a harvest festival that welcomes the new crop into the house, he explained about the special features of the festival.
Speaking in the chair, T. Shettigeri Kodava Samaj President Kaibulira Harish Appaiah said that the 10-day program was a success. Every year, the cultural program is successfully conducted by the Cultural Committee Convener Chettangada Ravi Subbaiah. Next year is the 10th year program and he requested to organize a program that gives a good message to the Kodava community. Hundreds of people participated in the 10-day program every day and food was provided to all of them, and the program was successfully conducted with cultural programs every day.
Vice President Machhamada Sumanth spoke and said that in 1984, when there was a lot of financial difficulty, our elders came forward to establish this Kodava Samaj. Later, a judicial bench was also established. Later, despite a lot of financial difficulty, with the help of many donors, with the hard work and service of the elders, T. Shettigeri Kodava Samaj remembered the path of growth.
Chettangada Ravi Subbaiah, the coordinator of the society's cultural committee, said that such festivals were being successfully held locally with the financial resources and leadership of the Kodava people. But we were not celebrating the festivals related to our soil and were withering away. In this context, a program called Changradi Pathalodi was started nine years ago to promote the Kodava language, culture, and folk art. It is now being successfully run with the cooperation of everyone. In the early days, it was difficult for us to hold a 10-day cultural program. We could not find teams to give cultural programs. But now so many teams come that we cannot provide a platform.
Secretary of Sambhrama Mahila Cultural Center Teethira Leena Satish said that mothers and fathers should send their children to Kodava festivals and culture. He said that when children are brought to such a program, they feel proud. On this occasion, Mallamada Shyamala was honored for her service to Kodava folk art.
T. Nellira Purnima, Headmistress of Shettigeri Roots Educational Institution
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