GK QUESTION#434
In Kodagu, which harvest festival celebrates the first grain with cries of “Poli, Poli, Deva” in honour of Lord Iguthappa?
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B. Puthari
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Puthari. The Puthari festival is the Kodava harvest festival of Kodagu, Karnataka, celebrated with traditional chants of “Poli, Poli, Deva” and a ceremonial paddy harvest. where Lord Iguthappa, the deity of fertility and agriculture, is worshipped. Five major festivals of Karnataka are Mysuru Dasara, Kambala, Hampi Utsav, Ugadi, and Karaga.