Kannada cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- ಯುಗಾದಿ (yugaadi)
- Ugadi, the Kannada New Year festival marking the start of the traditional calendar.
- ದೀಪಾವಳಿ (deepaavali)
- Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated with lamps and fireworks.
- ಗೌರಿ ಹಬ್ಬ (gauri habba)
- Gauri festival, honoring goddess Gauri, celebrated just before Ganesha Chaturthi.
- ಗಣೇಶ ಚತುರ್ಥಿ (ganesha chaturthi)
- Ganesha Chaturthi, a major festival honoring Lord Ganesha with clay idols and processions.
- ನಾಗರ ಪಂಚಮಿ (naagara panchami)
- Nagara Panchami, a festival honoring snake deities with offerings of milk.
- ಮೈಸೂರು ದಸರಾ (mysooru dasaraa)
- Mysore Dasara, the grand royal festival of Mysuru with a famous elephant procession.
- ಕಂಬಳ (kambala)
- Kambala, the traditional buffalo race held in the muddy fields of coastal Karnataka.
- ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ (yakshagaana)
- Yakshagana, a traditional dance-drama form of coastal Karnataka combining music, costume, and mythology.
- ಡೊಳ್ಳು ಕುಣಿತ (dollu kunita)
- Dollu Kunita, a vigorous traditional drum dance performed at festivals in Karnataka.
- ಮೈಸೂರು ಪೇಟ (mysooru peta)
- Mysore Peta, the traditional silk turban associated with the royal court of Mysuru.
- ಇಳಕಲ್ ಸೀರೆ (ilakal seere)
- Ilkal saree, a traditional handwoven sari from northern Karnataka.
- ರಂಗೋಲಿ (rangoli)
- Rangoli, decorative floor art drawn with colored powder outside homes on festive days.
- ಆರತಿ (aarati)
- Aarti, the ritual of waving a lit lamp before a deity as an act of worship.
- ಪ್ರಸಾದ (prasaada)
- Prasada, blessed food first offered to a deity and then shared among devotees.
- ಹಿರಿಯರಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ (hiriyarige namaskaara)
- Touching the feet of elders as a customary gesture of respect and seeking blessings.
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