Bunts community people are natives of Dakshina Karnataka, mostly Udipi and Mangalore districts. They speak ‘Tulu’ language. Shetty, Rai,Alva, Poonja, Chouta etc, these surnames come under Bunts community, and some people use their native village name as surname also. They come under Kshatriya cast in Hindu religion.
They follow matrilineal system means name and property, such as land is handed down from mother to daughter. They were more into farming but now they are in other jobs or business also, mostly many bunts are into hotel business.
As they live in coastal areas of Karnataka, their food mostly have fruits and vegetables available in those areas. They use coconut in most of their food. They eat non-vegetarian food also. Rice is their staple food, and they prepare many delicacies using rice. They use some leaves to make steamed rice delicacies like turmeric leaves, teakwood leaves, banana leaves etc. They make rice puddings by pouring batter into these leaves while steaming, which gives them distinctive aroma.
They worship Hindu God and Godess, with that each family has their own Kuldaivata and they worship Naga daivata also. They celebrate festivals like Ugadi, Sankranti, Diwali, Dashera etc.
For recreation they have competitions like Kambala in which buffaloes race in muddy field, Kor da atta it means rooster-fight. They enjoy it very much.
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