Kuruba

Kuruba () is a Hindu caste native to the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They are the third-largest caste group in Karnataka. Traditionally, these are shepherds who used to do the work of sheep/goat and animal husbandry and agriculture, in which they especially raised mixed herds of sheep and goats and cattle.

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Gorehabba ( in Kannada) is a local Hindu folklore festival celebrated in a village called Gumatapura, a Kannada-speaking village which lies on the border shared by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Gumatapura, also spelled Gumatapur, was formerly part of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka and was transferred to Tamil Nadu following the States Reorganisation Act.

annual cow dung fight in Andhra Pradesh