Kail Murtha is celebrated in september month (sona thinga), at the completion of the paddy sowing season, when agricultural tools are cleaned & shelved and arms (kovi/guns) that were used for protection are worshipped. These tools & arms are lined in front of god & goddess photo and prayed. For lunch, non-vegetarian dishes, especially coorg style Pork Curry , Chicken, Mutton, Crab, Fish, kadabitu (Rice Balls), Akki Rotti, Idumane Hittu (Shavighe) form the major delicacy where the entire family sits together and savour the food and enjoy with each other’s company with local homemade wine. Villagers gather together for various sport games of skill and strength during this festival. Coconut Shooting is a very popular game on this day, where both men and women participate and prizes distributed.

Kaveri Sankaramana is celebrated during mid october (benthinga), on the day of Tula Sankramana at Talakaveri in kodagu district.The river kaveri, lifeline of Karnataka and Tamilnadu is known to spring from the hill top located in talakaveri.Thousands of devotees arrive in talakaveri and bhagamandala to take holy baths in this water.

Theerthodbhava is the phenomenon of holy water coming out of the Brahma Kundike (pot) located in talakaveri hill top. This holy water is collected and preserved by locals.Thousands of visitors take holy dip in Triveni Sangama (Kaveri, Kannike, Sujyothi) & talakaveri Pond to get blessed.Locals offer pinda pradanam to their deceased parents at the triveni sangama.

The day before the theerthodbhava in the paddy field, locals insert a betha balli (bamboo) and after theerthodbhava in the morning, locals offer Banana, Ghee, Coconut, Honey kept on a dose and offered to god on a banana leaf.

Kaveri Sankramana is marked with special pooja at temples and at homes of kodagu people. Kaveri Jatre (fair) entertains visitors with lots of shopping options, food stalls and joy rides.

Huthari, the harvest festival, is the grandest of these and is usually celebrated in the month of november/december (jaalde thinga) on the huttari day as per hindu calendar. Locals would get their houses painted and the surroundings are cleaned.The date and time of the huttari festival is decided by the priest at the Padi Igguthappa temple, Kakkabe.On the huttari day, the entire family members assemble at the decorated Ain Mane (Doda Mane/Ancestral House) .The ain mane is decorated with banana plant’s, mango leaves and flowers.Later in the evening they start the function by Nere Kattuvudu (tying of 5 leaves).The 5 leaves are : Arali, Kumbala, Halasu, Kadu Geeru, Maavu in ascending order (Peepal, Kumbala, Jackfruit, Cashew, Mango)which are tied together using huttari naru. Later entire family members pray Lord Igguthappa and with his blessings , the eldest male member of the family hands over the Neere Guthi (Bamboo Stem) and a Hallu Kathi (sickle) to the head of the family.

One of the women, leads the procession to the paddy fields with a lit lamp in her hands followed by the family members. The path leading to the field is decorated and is chanted with “ Poli Poli Deva, Poli Poliye Ba”. Two neere’s are tied to the paddy and the first paddy is cut ceremoniously on a moonlit night. During this time a gunshot is fired in the air to mark the beginning of the harvest. The rice paddy is cut, stacked and tied in odd numbers (3 or 5 No's) and is brought home in a procession, in the Nere Guthi on the eldest male (Pattedara) member’s shoulder with devotion & joy and offered to the gods.Then the symbolic harvesting of the crop begins. The family members collect the tied Nere along with the paddy shoot to their respective homes for good luck and blessings from lord Igguthappa.

This festival is celebrated with great Pomp and Joy, with fire crackers. Later the youngsters take elders blessings by bowing and touching their feet.Later the entire family have dinner together, which is vegetarian cuisine filled with honey-laden fruits, juices, nectar, puffed rice, payasa, tambhittu, huttari genasu curry & ginger chutney.