Theppotsava is a floating festival organised each year when lake Kolarammana Kere overflows. Lake Kolarammana Kere is in the heart of the
Kolar district
Kolar district () is a district in the state of Karnataka, India.
Kolar, Karnataka, Kolar (ಕೋಲಾರ) is the district headquarters. Located in southern Karnataka, it is the state's easternmost district. The district is surrounded by the ...
, near the
Kolaramma Temple. Theppotsava is also celebrated in almost all the towns and villages of
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
with a standing body of water. It is a major festival in many villages and towns because it indicates good rains and harvest season. It's a way of expressing gratitude to the rain gods and in general to the
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
for holding the water which is very precious in water-scarce regions.
Festival
The festival involves the whole community, and usually is celebrated over many days of festivities and fairs. The
Kolar
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Theppotsava begins with offering
puja to the presiding deity of the town,
Kolaramma
Kolaramma is the presiding deity of the town of Kolar in Karnataka, India. The Kolaramma temple is thousand years old and built by the Cholas in the South Indian style. Goddess Parvathi is worshipped as Kolaramma by the people of Kolar. The ers ...
. Then a float is made on which the statue of the goddess is placed. The women of the town of Kolar and
Kurubarapet make their own little floats with a lamp on it and take it to the lake. After offering puja to the lake, the floats are dispersed in the water at night.
See also
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Theppotsavam
Theppotsavam, or Theppothsava or float festival, is a Hindu religious festival carried out in Hindu temples in parts of South India, mainly Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh during the month of ''Chitthirai'' or ''Aries''. As a part of this festival, ...
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