Cows on the beach

When I was in conversation with Dr Sathyajit of Ayurveda Yoga Village  which is newly built on Dhareshwara beach , Kumta ,  two things made me curious . Ayurveda consultation is free for locals and second is in the mornings they let the…

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Color Pallet of Koodalasangama morning

After  Mahakuta  we left to Koodalasangama very early morning. Probably this sunrise is the one of top best sunrises I have ever seen. People were already there at 5 am morning taking holy bath in the Sangama ( conflux of rivers Krishna…

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Ram fights( ಟಗರಿನ ಕಾಳಗ )

Ram fight one of the oldest blood sport between two rams ( large horned alpha male sheep) found in many parts of the world even today. Today this contest is played much safer and with lot of rules with the intention of not to hurt any…

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Pooja dance in fairs

Pooja dance ( pooja ಕುಣಿತ )  is a one of the folk dance form of Karantaka  in which the goddess shakthi is worshiped. Largely found in Bengaluru,Mandya,Tumakuru, Chamarajanagara this form of folk dance is most common in all folk events…

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Force feeding ritual in Ganiga and Dasappa society

Not very far from Bangalore happens a weird celebration just after Ugadi festival where few people from one community force feed the prasada ( ಪ್ರಸಾದ )  to other community people. It may look bit horrifying and weird but all is well in…

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Panoramas at Koodalasangama

Koodalasangama, one of the important pilgrimage of North Karnataka can be best captured only in Panoramas. I used my phone to capture these photos which show a magical morning I spent here last week. People come here from all over…

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Color Pallet of Mahakuta temple on an evening

When I visited Mahakuta temple complex built in 6th century in 2013 I was amazed to see the energy around it. After the main Mahakooteshwara temple there are many small temples and a Kalyani where people took holy bath. Recently I went…

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Manteswami Mahakavya

Manteswami Mahakavya  Manteswami Mahakavya is one of the very important and unique  oral folk epic in Kannada. This epic is kept alive by Neelagaras , the deities of saint Manteswami by singing these folk songs  for centuries in the…

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