Karnataka: Dose Habba makes Deepavali celebrations unique here

MANGALURU: When the coastal district was illuminated with people celebrating the festival of light, the BJP Yuva Morcha of Belthangady organised ‘Dose Habba’ and ‘Gau Pooja’ to mark the occasion.
While the whole town from Santhekatte to Laila was illuminated with decorative lamps and lanterns, the dose habba at the bus stand premises gave opportunities for over 5,000 people to savour the traditional food as part of the Deepavali celebrations.In fact, it was a concept of Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja that saw support from BJP constituency committee president Jayanth Kotian and party workers. People relished dosa with sambar, chutney and ‘kashaya’ (a traditional drink) served as part of the celebrations.
The MLA, who inaugurated the celebrations by pouring the dosa batter to the pan, said, “When the whole world is celebrating the Deepavali, we thought of doing something new here. Hence, we planned dose habba and gau pooja. Traditionally, people of Tulunadu prepare dosa at homes during Deepavali celebrations. We have planned the festival intending to preserve the tradition of the land.”
Jayanth Kotian said the message of Deepavali, which is a part of our culture and heritage, should be passed on to the young generation. Dakshina Kannada District Yuva Morcha president Gurudath Kamath was the guest.