Kail means weapons and Podh stands for festival. This celebration is an ode to the weapons of game and war of olden days. Knives, guns, swords, bows, arrows and firearms go through ritual cleansing before being placed in front of the prayer lamp. Kodavas dress in traditional attire and apply symbolic cut of the war knife (Odi Katti) on the plantain trunk.
It is believed that River Cauvery takes rebirth and a fountain of water emerges from the sacred kund at Talacauvery. Kodava women offer Kanni Puje prayers. This Coorg festival in mid-October is marked with a large banquet of vegetarian delicacies.
Tibetan New Year ‘Losar’ is celebrated with much fanfare in the town of Bylakuppe. Monks at Namdroling monastery and local Tibetan population organise traditional mask dances, music and processions to honour the day. You can join the photography tours and capture every facet of this vibrant Coorg festival.
Hockey is a passion in Coorg. Over Kodava 50 players have played International Hockey Tournaments representing India, with 7 of them being Olympians. This inspired different okkas (family units) to come together and initiate a Hockey tournament and festival every year.
Puttari (also called Huttari or Puthari) is . The word means "new rice" (Pudhiya meaning rice). It is a time of thanksgiving to nature and ancestors for a bountiful crop
Madikeri Dasara is in Kodagu, Karnataka, known for its grand all-night procession of illuminated mythological tableaux (Mantapas that start on Navaratri. Unlike Mysore Dasara, the main event peaks during the night and runs into the early morning hours
