Kailpoldu/ Kail Muhurta
A prominent festival of Coorg, Kailpoldu falls between 2nd and 5th of September every year.
Kaveri Shankaramana
Kaveri Shankramana falls on 17th October every year.
Puthari
The third and the most awaited festival, which is celebrated with gaiety, dance and fireworks, is the "Puthari Festival". Puthari - means new rice, which signifies the harvesting of the new crop. This is the harvesting festival, when the efforts of hard labour and toiling in the fields, bears fruit. This Festival falls in late November or early December. Celebrations and preparations for this festival, starts a week in advance. Youngsters assemble in the community grounds and practice Kolata,(A dance with two sticks in hand), this is called as "Eed".
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