Napoklu, Nov. 19: It has been decided to celebrate Puttari festival, which brings the grain goddess Lakshmi, on Thursday, December 4.
The date was fixed on Wednesday according to astrology at the Kakkabe Padi Sri Igguttappa Sannidhi near here.
In the presence of the temple's Thakka head, management committee leaders and devotees at the Padi Sri Igguttappa Sannidhi of Kakkabe - Kunjila Gram Panchayat, Ammangeri astrologer Shashikumar checked the horoscope according to astrology and fixed the date.
The Paradanda family members, who are the godparents of Padi Sri Igguttappa, and the 12 Thakka headmen under the Padi, arrived from the "Palubaiwadi" houses of the 12 Thakka headmen under the Padi, and the festival day was fixed as Birchyar Kaladcha festival.
Accordingly, the Huttari festival will be celebrated on Thursday, December 4, on the full moon day of Rohini Nakshatra at Padi Sri Igguttappa Sannidhi. 4th (from the first page) 8.10 pm for the filling of the water, 9.10 pm for the removal of the ears. The Muhurta for the Tirtha Prasad has been fixed at 10.10 pm.
The Muhurta for the filling of the water across the country has been fixed at 8.40 pm, 9.40 pm for the removal of the ears, and 10.40 pm for the dinner.
Before this, the Kaladcha festival will be held at Padi Sri Igguttappa Temple on Thursday, December 4. In this regard, a deva kattu has been imposed from Wednesday until the festival and the devotees have been requested to follow the rules with devotion.
On this occasion, the questions asked about the development work of the temple, Brahma Kalashotsava and the rituals of worship were answered according to astrology.
Later, Paradanda Subramani Kaverappa, who is also the president of Akhil Kodava Samaj, Devatakka and Bhaktajan Sangha, released the schedule and informed that the Puttari festival has been celebrated since the time of the elders and it should be followed properly. The festival of bringing Lakshmi to the house should be celebrated by everyone at the appointed time. Everyone should follow the country's constitution, he said.
Despite the adverse weather and the mischief of wild animals, the devotees of Kodagu have grown a small paddy crop and brought joy and excitement to the Puttari festival that has been going on since time immemorial. The rice crop, which is an integral part of the Kodava culture, is not limited to just food, but the use of “sannakki” in the life of the Kodavas... In the auspicious beginnings of “Nelakki Nadubade” in the homes, after the prayer of “Okkapattedhara” with the lighting of the lamp..., with the blessing and pouring on the heads of the bride and groom, and ending with the use of “samiya”, a mixture of grains, rice and turmeric, along the way, during the final journey of a Kodava person from his home to the Rudrabhoomi of “Kekola”, he explained.
The occasion of the auspiciousness of such a sacred grain. Since time immemorial, on the day when the festival and the auspicious time of the daughter-in-law are fixed, they go to the Adisthana Malma hill with devotion on the new moon day of the tradition. The headmen of the village of Nelaji Perur, Padi, implement the Desh Kattu and end it 15 days later on the eve of the full moon on the day of the Birchyar Kaladcha festival.
Astrologer Shashikumar, Kaniyar Nanaiah's family checked the horoscope according to astrology and fixed the day. After praying in the presence of the deity Paradanda Subramani Kaverappa, they gave the list of days to the priests through special prayers. After performing the puja, the priest Jagadish handed it over to the headmen by offering the Tirtha Prasad.
On this occasion, the temple's administrative officer Ravikumar, the chairman of the management committee Bachamanda Raja Poovanna, the committee office bearers and members, staff, prominent figures Kalyatanda Muthappa, Kandaada Joyappa, Pandaada Naresh, the respective heads and devotees were present.
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