When groundnuts hold sway over India's Silicon Valley
Bangalore, Dec 5 (IANS) On two days every year, India's IT hub literally goes nuts over groundnuts. Thousands buy peanuts by the kilo as offering to Basava or Nandi, the great bull of Hindu god Shiva.
The two-day Kadalaekai Parishe or groundnut fair begins every year on the last Monday of the Hindu calendar month of Karthika, considered auspicious.
The fair is held in front of the Dodda Basavana Gudi (Big Bull Temple) in south Bangalore, about six km from the city centre. This year's fair, that concluded Tuesday, had around 500 farmers selling groundnuts, costing between Rs.10 and Rs.15 a kg.
Police estimated that around 150,000 people visited the fair over the two days. On Monday morning, hundreds of them also offered prayers at the temple.
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