ಗುತ್ತು
guttu
an ancestral manor house
encha ullar?
A Tulu dictionary, a local events calendar, and writing from the Tulunadu coast.
Tulu · Kannada · English
Words from the coast
10 words so far, and counting
ಪಾಡ್ದನ
pāddana
an oral epic, sung
ಕೋಲ
kōla
the spirit ritual
ಕಡಲ್
kadal
the sea
ಬೊಳ್ಪು
bolpu
first light
ಬಜಿಲ್
bajil
beaten rice
ಪೆಲಕಾಯಿ
pelakāyi
jackfruit
ಅಪ್ಪೆ
appe
mother
Mangalore · Udupi · Kasaragod
Explore the coast
7 towns to wander
Writing from the coast
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3 stories from the coast
Gayathri Mohan7 min readThe Red Roofs of Mangalore: A Tile Story
A German missionary, a bend of river clay, and a flat red tile that ended up on roofs from Bombay to Rangoon. A hundred and sixty years on, the kilns that gave half of India its skyline are going cold one by one.
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Gayathri Mohan8 min readThe Night a Man Becomes a God: A Bhuta Kola Story
For one night in a village courtyard, a performer from a scheduled caste puts on paint, fire and a giant halo, and the whole village kneels to the spirit speaking through his mouth. By morning he is a labourer again — and that gap is the whole story.
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Gayathri Mohan5 min readThe Rotti That Cracks: A Kori Rotti Story
How a wafer of dried rice and a pot of dark chicken curry became the dish a Tuluva feast is measured by, and why the handmade rotti is the fragile half.
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Kola, jatre and temple days
Upcoming events
- October 11 – 20, 2026in 9 days
Mangaluru Dasara at Kudroli
Nine nights of Navadurga worship at a temple built so that a community barred from other temples would have one — closing with a Vijayadashami procession that takes the whole city's night.
Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra, Kudroli, Mangaluru
mangalorefestivalnavaratrishobha-yatra - November 8 – 9, 2026in 37 days
Deepavali & Bali Padyami — Baliyendra in Tulunadu
The coast keeps Deepavali for a king, not a return from exile. Cattle are washed and garlanded, lamps go up on a frond post in the yard, and the call goes out: Poli, poli, Baliyendra.
Homes, cattle sheds and courtyards across Tulunadu
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