It’s interesting to know about the book and the study. ‘Ashwatha Kattes’ are seen in the villages as well. They are treated as human beings in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. Once the plant attains 1000 leaves the community around it, decorates the plant and performs ‘Upanayana Sanskara’. The marriage of the tree is performed every year in the month of ‘Kartika’.
The ‘Katte’ not only provides a platform for public interactions but also women folk collectively make Papad and fryums on the ‘katte’ during summer months. These ‘Ashwatha Kattes’ plays a major role in weaving social fabric.
