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'''Theppotsava''' is a floating festival organised each year when lake Kolarammana Kere overflows. Lake Kolarammana Kere is in the heart of the [[Kolar]] district, near the [[Kolaramma Temple]]. Theppotsava is also celebrated in almost all the towns and villages of [[Karnataka]] with a standing body of water. It is a major festival in many villages and towns because it indicates good rains and harvest season. It's a way of expressing gratitude to the rain gods and in general to the [[lake]] for holding the water which is very precious in water-scarce regions.

==Festival==
The festival involves the whole community, and usually is celebrated over many days of festivities and fairs. The [[Kolar]] Theppotsava begins with offering [[puja (Hinduism)|puja]] to the presiding deity of the town, [[Kolaramma]]. Then a float is made on which the statue of the goddess is placed. The women of Kolar town and [[Kurubarapet]] make their own little floats with a lamp on it and take it to the lake. After offering puja to the lake, the floats are dispersed in the water at night.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140815023448/http://www.surfindia.com/travel/karnataka/chamundi-temple-mysore.html Mysore]
*[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JElSzZS4R9EJ:www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may252006/district1737112006524.asp+Kolar+Theppotsava&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=2 Kolar]

[[Category:Hindu festivals]]
[[Category:Festivals in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Religious festivals in India]]

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