Sorab Muslim farmer family celebrates Bhumi Hunnime on their farm
Sab Jan and Ayesha Banu of Siddihalli keep alive a Malnad harvest festival of thanking Mother Earth.
Sab Jan, a farmer from Siddihalli village in Sorab taluk, and his wife Ayesha Banu celebrated Bhumi Hunnime on their farm, Deccan Herald reported on October 30. Ayesha Banu, headmistress of a government school at Tavanandi, decorated the festival basket with chittara folk art and did the rituals as per Hindu custom. The couple offered charaga to Mother Earth, draped an areca nut tree in a saree and shared kotte kadubu with relatives and friends. Their children join in too.
- Where
- Siddihalli village, Sorab taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka
- When
- Reported October 30, 2026
- Who
- Farmer Sab Jan, his wife Ayesha Banu (headmistress, government school, Tavanandi) and their children
- Source
- Deccan Herald
