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Tene Habba: Celebrating Kural Parba in Tulu Nadu
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News18•10-10-2026, 10:11
Tene Habba: Celebrating Kural Parba in Tulu Nadu
- •Kural Parba or Tene Habba is a unique harvest festival celebrated in the coastal region of Tulu Nadu during Navaratri.
- •The festival marks the transition of the rainy season and pays tribute to the fully grown Enelu paddy crop in the fields.
- •Before sunrise, people pluck paddy ears from the fields and bring them home while chanting Poli Poli in Tulu.
- •The harvested paddy ears are worshipped at home and tied to main doors, trees, and vehicles as a symbol of prosperity.
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Tene Habba, also known as Kural Parba, is a traditional harvest festival celebrated in the coastal region of Tulu Nadu during Navaratri and around the September transition month to honor fully grown paddy crops and welcome prosperity.
Before sunrise, people go to the fields to pluck paddy ears, shouting 'Poli.. Poli.. Poli.. Yerad' to signify multiplication, and then bring them to the courtyard for traditional worship.
The paddy ears are tied with various leaves and fastened to the main door, coconut and areca nut trees, vehicles, and the house roof as a symbol of prosperity and protection.
