Death rituals performed at the death of a member in the family involves informing other bunts in the neighbourhood by a harijana. This is called “marana helike”. The messenger is paid by the recipient of the message. The body is shifted to the chavadi...
Baby Birth – after delving into what it takes to do Bayake or Baby Shower, here’s an article on how Bunt Communities handle child birth traditionally. Some of the practices were relevant to the times when modern medical care wasn’t easily available and had...
Customs have always played a role of great prominence in the lives of Bunts. Every nook and corner in Tulunadu brings with itself a new set of customs. From birth till death, inhabitants here become a part and witness to innumerable customs. These varied customs...
How Bunts became Hindus is an interesting article by Mr. Sharath K Shetty published in Facebook group Bunts Community Worldwide. His research seeks answers to the definition of Hindus and why Bunts needed to historically start worshipping Vedic Gods. This article is...
Overview Bootha Kola is a popular belief where Bootha means ‘spirit’ and Kola means ‘play’ in Tulu. It is basically a spirit worship ritual celebrated by Tulu-speaking people. Each family is associated with one spirit as their deity, and they...
Tulsi pooja is performed on Tulsi plant (also known as holy basil), which is found in the courtyards of almost all Tulunadu houses. People of Tulunadu perform Tulsi puja by painting its platform, performing Arati, singing Bhajans, and distributing Prasadam in the...
Naga Aradhane is a form of snake worship which, along with Bootha Kola, is one of the unique traditions prevalent in Coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod alternatively known as Tulunadu. Practiced by Tuluva community members, snakes are not just...
A Bunt Wedding is a sequence of steps with each part of the process having its own significance. While there is no definite uniformity in what is followed in different parts of Tulunadu, this article is an attempt to note down the most common way of getting a Bunt...
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