Kaveri Tulasankramana is celebrated by the people of Kodagu on the 17th/18th of Oct every year. When the sun enters Tula Rasi, thirtha(holy water) springs from the kundika(small pond) and empties itself into a larger pond in Talacauvery.
Kani Pooje: On the following day Thaliyathakki Bolcha( oil lamp placed on top of rice spread on a bell metal plate) a vegetable wrapped in red silk cloth believed to be a symbol of Goddess Kavery and adorned with jewelry and flowers, 3 beetel leaves & 3 are a nuts are placed on the plate. Pooja is done by sprinkling rice on the plate. Everyone then take blessings from their elders for a whole month.
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