Certainly Tulunadu is a synonym for nature

     While reading and writing about Tulunadu and its culture it is so tangible to understand that Tulunadu and nature share common ground in most of the things.  If we look at the kind of celebrations in Tulunadu like Bisu, Kambla, Cock fight, Yakshagana, Suggi, Nagapanchami, etc. they are  all closely connected to the nature. If the nature is separated from their activities or celebrations then the people have nothing to associate with. That is where their tradition play a vital role in confirming the practices as they confirmed from their ancestors. The people’s religious worship symbolically stands out from other religions because it vibrates with nature and planets.
                                               

      As Hinduism is an ancient religion of India their origin is traced back to centuries (the Vedic period) when the Hindu scriptures are written. If we read the scripture the Sun, Moon God and River Ganga are all associating with the nature.  This is where the people of Tulunadu find their culture sharing common ground with the nature. They do distinguish from other Hindu belief system in terms of the form of God they worship and ceremony they perform to God (Botha Kola).

       All the traditional and folk music, songs and drama find their root in the tradition which is born out of natural believe system because they are rather spontaneous. As a result the new generation is able to tune their life-style according to their tradition. Though there is difference in the external appearance of the people their mindset is naturally attune to their traditional belief system. That is where the new generation plays an important role in keeping their culture close to nature. Otherwise their culture will not have strong foundation; therefore to help the culture survive the nature has to be nurtured wherein people are nurtured.

Another important thing to note about the relation between nature and Tulu culture in the words of Deccan Herald is ‘Tulu culture is mainly based on farming culture,’ which is crystal clear in understanding the relationship in nutshell.

Reference: Tulu Culture can’t survive without nature, Deccan Herald, 20 April 2014, Mangalore