Madikeri/Mysuru: Puthari, the harvest festival of Kodagu, was celebrated by Kodava and Kodagu Gowda communities in a grand manner yesterday in most parts of Kodagu and in Mysuru. Puthari, which translates to new rice, is a festival of harvest and getting the harvested paddy crop home, highlighting the relationship and close bond between mother earth and man.
Puthari is celebrated in the Kodava month of Birchiyar that falls in November and December — on the full moon day of Rohini Nakshatra. This year Puthari fell on Nov. 30. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic, however could not dampen the spirits of community members and of course, they were taking all precautions to prevent the contagion from spreading.
