Bedara Vesha of Sirsi , Unique Folk Dance for Holi Celebration

With A Legend Of 300 Years, Bedara Vesha Of Sirsi is Karnataka’s Largest Holi Celebration Bedara Vesha is a folk dance performed days before Holi night in Sirsi town of Karnataka. It is also known as ‘Hunter Dance’. People of Sirsi celebrate Holi with this unique folk dance. The festival is celebrated every alternate year in the town which attracts a large crowd on all the five days from different parts of the State. #bedarvesha #folkdance #holi #sirsi #karnataka #holicelebration #incredibleindia History Bedara Vesha’ is a unique folk dance with a legend of 300 years. According to the legend, after the reign of ‘Vijayanagar Kings’, Sirsi (then Kalyanapattana) and other southern India regions were taken over and ruled by Sonda dynasty. The story behind it In Sonda region, there was always a fear of Muslims invaders attacking. In order to protect them, the rulers appointed ‘Malleshi’, a young boy from Beda community and a warrior in the Vijaynagar Empire. Initially, Malleshi performed his duties well, bu