Tulunadu Traditions

 Anybody thinking of taking a tour in Tulunadu, this is the place to look for. You will be surrounded by people talking a number of languages in any part of Tulunadu. There are people speaking Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Malbari and many other languages. One will feel home when he is in Tulunadu. A day won't be enough to see the beauty of Tulunadu. It includes three districts, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and also Kasaragod, in Kerala. Your tour in Tulunadu could include the following steps. #Step 1: Decide your goal of the tour The first step for taking a successful tour in Tulunadu is to decide your goal or purpose of the tour. the purpose of the tour for people may be different. One may be interested in knowing the culture, another may be traveling just for fun, some may want to travel for the purpose of traveling. In each of the different cases, the destination for the tour is different. # Step 2: Look out for destinations If you are looking for destinations to en...

Yakshagana is the famous art in Tulu Nadu.It is an art form which involves song, dance, speech, instruments and much more. In fact, it is a combination of all these. Different stories are performed overnight. There is Himmela which is a group of people which gives the background music and Mummela which is a group of people performing the acts. There are two styles of yakshagana, tenkutittu, which is performed in the south and badagutittu, which is performed in the north. It is called as gandukale which means 'the art of men'. But today even women are into this. It is an art form which requires a lot of strength and communication ability and scholarship. Usually, the stories are from the Hindu Puranas and sometimes imaginary stories are also performed. There is Bhagavata, who sings the songs which are written by the poets, especially for yakshagana. There are two people who play the instruments Chende and Maddale. Two other instruments Chakrathala and Harmonium are...