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| | Kannada Kuta, Vidyaranya Chapter,Illinois |
 | | But conversational Kannada is not essential to follow certain types of Kannada culture, such as drawing Rangoli, eating bevu bella during Ugadi, taking oil bath and placing lights around the house during Deepavali. |
 | | Even people in Bangalore city may not know enough Kannada to read and write, but that doesn't mean they don't have their family values, such as going to the temple, dancing Kolata during festivities, wearing mehendhi, and beautiful silk langas and sarees. |
 | | Although learning Kannada, and comprehending the language can be a wonderful asset to understanding the culture of Karnataka, it is not a necessity, especially with many other languages thrown upon us at school. |
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