Yamini C S | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Rishab Shetty’s newest launch Kantara has motivated a number of folks to revisit ritualistic practices in Karnataka’s coastal districts. A temple in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka space had organised the ‘Koragajja Nema’ ritual, meant for worshipping a deity from coastal Karnataka.
It’s practised by Tulu-speaking folks, Tuluvas, who made it clear that the initiative was not welcome. They alleged the organisers had been making an attempt to mint cash by the programme, the Deccan Herald reported. A flyer detailing the schedule of the occasion to be held within the state capital for the primary time ever, went viral on social media.
The temple in Yelahanka’s Chokkanahalli acquired extreme backlash from natives of the coastal area, who stated ‘Daivaradhane’ – that means worship of the demigod – can’t be carried out exterior the land the place the deity resides. The ritual which was set to happen on Saturday morning, was referred to as off by the organisers.
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The representatives of the temple who had began accumulating donations for the occasion, informed the publication that they acquired many objections from Mangaluru.
Kantara has been within the headlines ever since its launch in September-end, having turn into the highest-grossing Kannada movie of all time. It has additionally discovered itself in a number of controversies since, the copyright swimsuit with Kerala-based band Thaikkudam Bridge over one in all its iconic songs ‘Varaha Roopam’ being one in all them.
The film is getting a whole lot of love from rural audiences, having featured folklore and cultures prevalent in Tulunadu, the south western a part of Karnataka.