Huthri Festival
This harvest festival, literally meaning 'new rice crop,' is celebrated in Kodagu when the paddy is ready to be harvested in the months of November or December. The ceremonious cutting of the new paddy crop by the head of the family falls on a full-moon night and is accompanied by chants of "Poli, Poli, Deva" (increase, increase, O God.) A single shot is fired to summon Lord Iguthappa, the presiding deity of the Kodava people of Kodagu.
Month: November
Month: November
