Pili Yesa
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Pilivēṣa in "Tiger Masque" is a folk dance unique in coastal Karnataka, India. Pilivēṣa is performed during Navratri to honour the Goddess Durga, whose favoured animal is the tiger. Mangalore Dasara i
A group of boys painted and in tiger costumes on the way to the Mangalore Dasara procession in Mangalore
A Pilivesha Mask
Piliyesha Dancers
Pilivesa painting
Moodabidri
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Moodabidri or Moodubidire is a city and taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. It lies 34 km northeast of the district headquarters, Mangaluru, in Karnataka, India.
Pili Yesa
…in Udupi District of Karnataka and was initially performed during the Krishna Janmashtami/Mosarukudike and Ganesha Chaturthi at Mangalore, Udupi, Moodabidri, Kundapur and many other places in Tulu Nadu. Typically, young males form troupes of five to ten members or more. Three to five males are painted and…
Saavira Kambada Basadi Jain temple at Moodabidri
Jain Bhattaraka Samadhis
Guru basadi, built in 714 AD
Holy Cross Church, Hosabettu, Moodabidri