Mangaluru:More 150 Devotees of two villages playing Tootedar as part of a `game’ to please the deity as part of the annual festival at Kateel Durgaparameshwari temple premises on 22,April 2023 Saturday early morning.
About: Thootedara’ also known as ‘Agni Keli’, a tradition carried out from centuries, being played at Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple near Mangaluru
Villagers from two Gram panchayats, Attoor and Kodettoor, use burning palm fronds against
each other as part of a `game’ to please the deity as part of the annual festival at the Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple.