Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Puthari Namme’, the harvest festival of Kodagu, marking the first harvest of paddy crop, was celebrated in a grand manner in the city yesterday at Kodava Samaja in Vijayanagar First Stage. It featured a variety of Kodava cultural events which drew applause from the audience.
The festival began with the performance of puja to deities Igguthappa and Cauvery followed by symbolic harvesting of paddy crop (kadiru) and firing in the air. Kodava men were dressed in their traditional ‘kupya-chele’, ‘peechekathi’ and ‘mande tuni’ while women were attired in their traditional red sarees and ‘vasthra’.
