utt ich athan ▁and ▁V ett ak kar an , ▁and ▁K ali ▁( also ▁called ▁Mari amma ). ▁The ▁Kur ichi y as ▁worship ▁their ▁dece ased ▁ancest ors , ▁called ▁N iz hal ▁( sh adows ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁de ities ▁unique ▁to ▁their ▁tribe . ▁They ▁worship ▁Mal ak k ari ▁( K ari ▁of ▁the ▁hills ) ▁and ▁the ▁fier ce ▁Mother - G od dess ▁Kar imp ili ▁( the ▁dark ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁hills ). ▁Of fer ing ▁to ▁the ▁de ities ▁is ▁given ▁after ▁the ▁har vest ▁in ▁either ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁methods ▁Th era ▁or ▁K oll . ▁For ▁the ▁Th era , ▁the ▁platform ▁or ▁shr ine ▁where ▁the ▁ ▁( wor ship ) ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁performed ▁is ▁pur ified ▁by ▁holy ▁water ▁from ▁a ▁Bra h min ' s ▁hands , ▁and ▁a ▁Kur ichi yan ▁dressed ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁occasion , ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁head - d ress , ▁acts ▁as ▁an ▁oracle . ▁The ▁K umb T iam - V ett al ▁( cut ting ▁the ▁vessel ) ▁then ▁takes ▁place , ▁the ▁Mu ppen - head man ▁cutting ▁a ▁b am bo o ▁piece ▁full ▁of ▁to dd y . ▁Then ▁all ▁similar ▁b am bo o ▁pieces ▁in ▁which ▁to dd y ▁will ▁have ▁been ▁brought ▁are ▁em pt ied ▁and ▁the ▁contents ▁consum ed . ▁In ▁the ▁offering ▁known ▁as ▁K oll , ▁be aten ▁rice , ▁plant ains ▁and ▁j agg ery