Karaga is a folk festival of Karnataka which originated as a ritual dedicated to Draupadi as known in these parts as Droupadmma.
The ritual pot filled with water and adorned with decorations several feet high is carried by the priest.
The dancers perform various acrobatic feats while following the procession accompanied by a number of musical instruments like 'Thavi', "Nadaswaram", "Muni", "Udukka", "Pamba", etc.
The carrier's arrival is heralded by hundreds of bare-chested, dhoti-clad, turbaned Veerakumaras bearing unsheathed swords.
The Karaga festival is a traditional function of the Vahnikula Kshatriya community, who largely reside in the town of Narasapura.
The Sri Dharmaraya Swamy temple situated in Narasapura town attracts thousands of devotees on the occasion of Karaga.
The festival is a traditional function of the Vahnikula Kshatriya community who reside in Varthur and the surrounding villages.
In the name of Draupadi and Dharmaraya Swamy, the procession starts usually at midnight and visits all the houses of Ramagondanahalli, Varthur Kodi.
The Karaga festival is a traditional function of the Vahnikula Kshatriya community who largely resides in Ramagondanahalli.
Sri Dharmaraya swamy temple situated in Ramagondanahalli town attracts thousands of devotees on the occasion of Karaga.
The previous carrier of Karaga in Rajakallahalli was the famous Sri Poojari Nagarajappa, a recipient of the Rajyotsava Prashasti.
Based on their heritage story, they built temples to Draupadi and Dharmaraya (another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest of the five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata).