Video | Wooden water utensil traditionally used by the Halakki people – Karnataka
A member of the Halakki community explains the use of a water utensil traditionally used for farming. Video by Venkatesh Lakshmanan © 2011
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A member of the Halakki community explains the use of a water utensil traditionally used for farming. Video by Venkatesh Lakshmanan © 2011
The Suggi Habba festival is celebrated by Halakki youth with a dance. Video by Venkatesh Lakshmanan © 2011
Among members of the Halakki community, a halli or seedi is considered as a diagrammatic representation of an event like weddings or naming ceremonies of a child. Watch how such …
Watch how a Halakki elder makes a traditional container in which grain can be stored for several months. This custom is cost effective and ensures that contents are safe from rodents …
Watch how women of the Halakki people of Uttara Kannada district process harvested grain in a traditional manner. This practice is also believed to improve social bonds. Video by Venkatesh …
“[I]t is some of the basic values and ideology imbibed in the traditional tribal socio-cultural milieus that should have been emulated and promoted amongst the non-tribal mainstream, not, as has …
The Halakki people are scattered across several Taluks of Uttara Kannada district namely Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Gokarna and Honnavar. Despite exposure to people from the world over some characteristics of …
Ganesh Prabhu, The Hindu, Kundapur (Udupi District), February 17, 2015 | To read the full article and view more photos, click here >> The richness of tribal and folk culture of coastal …