Madikeri, Dec. 5: One of the important festivals of Kodagu, the Puttari/Huttari festival, which is known as the harvest festival, which brings Goddess Lakshmi to the house, was celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion.
People across the country celebrated the festival, which is known as the harvest festival. Following the tradition, people across the country gathered at the Sri Igguttappa temple and gathered the ears of corn, then gathered the ears of corn in the fields belonging to the temple, society and family members and celebrated the festival. The festival was celebrated publicly at the Sri Omkareshwara temple in the district headquarters, Madikeri, by the Temple Management Committee, Madikeri Nagar Gowda Nagarika Huttari Celebration Committee and the Kodava Samaj.
Kakkabbe Igguthappa Sannidhi
Napoklu: The first puja of the Huttari festival was held at the Padi Sri Igguthappa Sannidhi in Kakkabbe on Thursday night. Later, traditional pujas were performed for the rice ears in various temples across the district.
Devotees from the surrounding areas of Pongera, Koleyanda, Bollanammanda, Hallimada, and other families around Ammangeri, including the village and Paravoor, participated in the Padi Igguthappa Sannidhi. Women from various families around the temple arrived at the temple with the traditional bolak. Later, the Dudikott Paat of the Kudiyara Kaaverappa and the Sangadigari were played.
The elders offered special prayers for the prosperity of the country in the presence of the Pongera Ullas Devara. Then, Subramani, carrying a silver bowl with a drum and a drum, and the women of various families, along with the devotees, went to the Mabalya Gadde of Pongera Appanna and performed the puja rituals. At the appointed time, the Kushaltopu was fired and amidst the shouts of Polipoli Ba, Subramani removed the Kadir with a bang and crackers.
Then, the devotees who arrived at the temple with the Kadir of rice, circumambulated the Ashwathakatte of the temple and handed over the grains to the priests. Then, a special Dhanya Lakshmi Puja was performed in the temple's Namaskar Mantapa and the priest Jagadish Srikanth performed the puja rituals. Then, first, Kadir was built in various parts of the temple, including the sanctum sanctorum of the God. Later, the devotees were distributed kadiru and teerthaprasadam. Devotees from the village and Paravoor participated in the celebrations held at the temple in large numbers. The Subrahmanya Yuvaka Sangha organized a procession of the devotees. Later, the families around the temple went to their respective homes and collected kadiru from their fields and celebrated the Huttari festival in a special way with firecrackers, arrows, fireworks, and special Huttari snacks, dishes, and payasam made from new rice.
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