Guthu House pilikula Heritage village, Mangalore tourism Karnataka tourism Traditional Home Tulunadu

The Guthu House is the traditional manor house of the coastal landlords. The house is constructed at a vantage location giving a commanding view of the lush green paddy fields. The entire complex comprises of separate wings for household, bath, cattle shed, store house and servant quarters. The spacious house too has clearly demarcated areas for various functions and rituals. Due to the high costs involved, only the rich landlords could afford to build and maintain this type of dwelling.
The design of the house is attractive and it is built on the model of Aya. The design is adapted to withstand the extremities of Dakshina Kannada climate marked by cycles of hot summers and torrential rainfall. Only traditional artisans who are well versed in this type of work are capable of building the Guthu House. The construction materials used primarily comprise of Hard Wood, Laterite and Clay. The woodwork comprising ceiling, doors/windows and intricately carved pillars are a tribute to the skill of the carpenters. Guthu houses mean homes of prestige. These beautiful houses are the traditional manor houses of Dakshina Kannada, built to fit the requirements of matrilineal joint families.
Guthu Manes were built in the centre of the land holdings that each family owned.
The architecture of these homes followed Vastu principles. Guthu houses look like a mini temple from the outside. Characterised by sloping roofs with Mangalore tiles and huge courtyards that overlook paddy fields, Guthu houses are a reminder of a bygone era. They symbolised the wealth and prestige of the wealthy landlords who built these houses. Exquisite care was taken to ensure that not only did Guthu houses evoke grandeur but were also built keeping in mind Mangalore’s often oppressive heat and humidity as a coastal region.The open space in front of the house beyond the main gate, which was called jaal, would typically have a shelter made from woven dried coconut leaves that would serve as protection from the extreme heat. All Guthu houses had a veranda that acted as a sit-out and beautiful doors made from intricately carved teakwood or rosewood. Ornate and exquisitely carved wooden pillars adorned the interiors of the inner courtyard. These pillars upheld a decorated wooden ceiling, which usually had representations of mango and floral designs, foliage, and coin motifs. Solid wooden beams called jantis supported this grand ceiling.
Like many traditional houses, the central portion of the house was reserved for the women of the house. Elaborate rooms were constructed to house deities, and large, spacious bedrooms were typically accessed by a flight of stairs on the first floor.
Guthu houses usually featured a lot of woodwork. Wooden swings where the head of the house sat, chests, cabinets, shelves, chairs, writing desks, reclining chairs and the quintessential vakil bench were all part of these homes. They all featured beautifully intricate carvings, which were sometimes inlaid with ivory.
Like the traditional homes of other communities, Guthu houses were designed and constructed with a delicate balance between functionality and aesthetics. Using locally available resources and expertise to reflect their cultural identity, the Bunt community homes were instances of pragmatic planning and eye for detail. Many of these houses though are now struggling - maintaining them is an effort - and time has taken its toll. Not all Guthu houses are open to the public, but a beautifully reconstructed Guthu house is open to visitors at the Pilikula Nisargadhama in Mangalore. As you drive through the verdant fields that dot Mangalore’s rural landscape, you will occasionally find a few of these magnificent Guthu houses, reposing in the grandeur of the past. Take some time to breathe in the atmosphere of these houses - they are fragile reminders of impermanence, yet living pillars of our heritage.

[@crazyydhanush]

Beauty of Tulunadu. Proud to be a tuluva.

[@vijethkumar4491]

Thanks sir to introduce the Tulu traditional houses to viewers.Proud to be Tuluva.

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@hemachandrashetty1517]

Recapitulate the old memories where we we grown up in these type of Guthu Mane with our parents n grand parents... Nice

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@@SudeeshKottikkal It was not first capital ,Go to history

[@ShodashiRadhe]

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[@ShettysThinkpiece]

Thumba chennagide mane..
Intha mane E kaladalli thumba kammi agide nodlikke..iga yella terrace manegale thumba jasthi agide...
Beautiful 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏please protect this house 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ShaliniAdityaVlogs]

nice place , need to visit . Thanks for sharing

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ಸುದೀಶ್ ಕೋಟಿಕ್ಕಲ್ ಸರ್ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ😊🙏🏻
ತುಂಬಾ ದಿನ ಆದಮೇಲೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ನೋಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೀವಿ...
ತುಂಬಾ ಖುಷಿ ಆಗ್ತಿದೆ ಸರ್😊

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[@manjunathas1560]

Super information vlog 👌👍
ಗುತ್ತು ಮನೆ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ತುಂಬಾ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮೂಡಿಬಂದಿದೆ, ಕರಾವಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂತಹ ಗುತ್ತು ಮನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸುಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ತುಂಬಾ ಕಷ್ಟದ ಕೆಲಸವಾಗಿದೆ, ಈಗ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ದೊಡ್ಡಪೇಟೆ ಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರುವುದರಿಂದ ಇಂಥ ಮನೆಗಳ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಹಾಳಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇರುವಂತ ಕೆಲವು ಮನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸುಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಪಾಡುವುದು ಮುಂದಿನ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತು ಮನೆಗಳು ನೋಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

[@chandrashekarg2515]

Thumba chennagi vivarane yannu thilisirthi ri danya. vadagalu

[@purandharkubanooraya493]

Felt proud to watch and to know about our rich culture...we are lucky to have born in south kanara... thank you for a wonderful video.. well picturised...

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@janhavikulkarni5782]

Prati kritiye istuamoogh,shrimant,sahaj vagiralu aag jeevan nadesida. Jana tumba adrustvantaru.aagin vaibhav vannu chitrisi nammga talupisida tamage,tamma shramkke dhanyavadagalu.namskaragalu.

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@vani12324]

Thanks Sir. We are blessed with the immense heritage of our country 🙏🏻

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[@prajwalkotian2350]

Amazing !!Thanks for introducing our culture and traditions......... It recalled my childhood days in guthu house

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@padmanabhaacharya9472]

Amazing and beautiful architecture work.

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[@sugumaran150]

Old is Gold. Beautiful. House thanks

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ತುಂಬಾ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ

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[@gnanaganesh5937]

Seems like the house has rich cultural heritage and have advanced features . Good video and inspiring to see traditional folk cultures . Nowadays folk cultures was not much patronized or supported , but it gives a good vibration by hearing music provided in this house and by this video. Thanks a lot for this video. In Tamilnadu , Karaikudi a town in Sivagangai district is famous for its houses , like this there were big houses and they were the houses of Nagarathars . I am too such a boy to born in that community and we have big houses , architecture , and even famous houses were called as palaces . Mostly our houses are big but enormous houses are called palaces . One of the famous palaces are at Kaanadhukaatan . But I belong to a village near Karaikudi called Kallal. We too have big house and good architecture built in the early 20th century.

[@porchelianchelian1359]

Thanks for showing Guthu Mane of Thulu Nadu. It is like Kottaram of Kerala

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@ajayrai8830]

Thulunadu, guthu, bunts❤🤩

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[@mshashikala22]

Swachcha kannada, sundara vivarane, adbhuta sabngrahalaya. Thank you Mr sudeesh for this nice video

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@somasomashekar5157]

one of the best video i see sir amazing tulunadu

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@bmmr]

Lucky people who built and lived in those houses ☝️👍🙏👏

[@mitchelldalmedia815]

Team Pilikula All the Best

[@user-cw5sr7gs9t]

Excellent picturization and narration.. Loved it ❤❤

[@tanishsoul4801]

Nice Sir, this video remainds me of my childhood days in my grandparents house,, thank u sir

[@ammaamma8786]

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿದೆ. 👌🙏🏽

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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Thanks for nice video 🙏🙏

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ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂತಹ ಅನೇಕ ಪಾರಂಪರಿಕ ಮನೆಗಳು ಇವೆ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ನಮಗೆ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ, ನಮಗೆ ಗುತ್ತು ಮನೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಆಸೆಯಾಗಿದೆ❤️

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ಸರ್ ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಗುತ್ತು ಮನೆಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಿ 🙏

[@prachieyanchan8248]

Sudeesh anna there is lot more to explain in this video. You have lots of content to cover. next time I will definitely call you home in Mangalore and show you more. Inviting you to my home is like dreams come true. will treat you with Mangalorean traditional food (Non veg) my mom cooks authentic food.

[@Karthikpr05]

Thanks for exploring Kudla ❤️🙏

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@dwarasamudra8889]

Have you been to Nangali village ? There is a brand new grand Hoysala temple being constructed there. It is called Shri Kalyana Venkateshwara Temple. Would be amazing to get an update on this project!

[@abhilashc6663]

Nice vlog simply superb sir old memories and our culture...👌😊👍🏻

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@sidduboss3025]

Wonderful video.....!!
I like it very very much

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@ashithamulky1083]

Super

[@sidduboss3025]

@@ashithamulky1083 Thank you

[@sheetallohmod1129]

Been there.. loved the place.. also m a delhiite and i was mesmerized by the place vibes and culture

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

👍👍👍

[@aee098]

I'm from bangalore 2 yrs back ....nice

[@rekhanarayanas6390]

So nice and so proud to be born in Guttu House of Sarve Dola Guttu. Thank you Sir

[@abhik7480]

Super 😍

[@arjunprince9446]

ನಮ್ಮ ಪೂರ್ವ ಕಾಲದ ಜೀವನಾ ಶೈಲೀ ಎಷ್ಟೊಂದು ಅದ್ಭುತ

[@dandapradeep5961]

Very nice and beautiful home

[@aswathdp]

Hi bro, Can you explain us history about hemavathi siddeshwara swamy temple

[@vanimanjunath9201]

Thank you immensely for such wonderful information

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@vidyutmulki2807]

Beautiful Tulunadu. I enjoy all your videos as they are very informative

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@Arjunskshettyfury]

Sudheesh bro.. Really appreciate of your work.. I have seen your almost all videos. All are excellently done.. Big fan of Humpi episodes.
Nannadondhu request bro.. Thirthahalli hatra iro Kavaledurga fort bagge ondh documentary maadi.. Nimma mulaka details nodo feel bere soo.. Plz do it.

[@nmvenkatesan]

Awesome

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@budesetiawati4483]

😱😱 .. whooh .. so amazing with mostly wooden item , from pillars , wall carvings , ornament etc ..

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@jitendrainamke646]

Very rich heritage.

[@athmanandak1227]

Sudeeshas you told that mangloren people will do their work sincearly and promptly..in my experiance i experienced that....my children were studied 2 yrs there in that 2 yrs i seen there dedication to there work...

[@rockydev3142]

Beautiful

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

Thank you

[@rajeshwarabg7616]

Thanks supar

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@shanmukhadr7750]

ಸೂಪರ್ ಸರ್... ವಿಡಿಯೋ ನೋಡಿ ಖುಷಿಯಾಯಿತು ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@usharani2370]

Nice video.. voice super sir

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

Thanks a lot

[@rajeshganterabettu9749]

Namma Tulu nadu

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@m-mangalore]

ಧನ್ಯವಾದ ಸರ್..

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@vidyak7287]

Thank you bro for expressing nice views of our people

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@srikanthd3560]

Excellent

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

Thank you so much

[@revanasiddayyahiremath892]

Soo beautiful architecture.... wonderful.. thanks for making such great video.. lots of love from Delhi ....

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@shankark4242]

Awesome vedio quality thank you 😊

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@parameshachannappa3920]

ಸುದೀಶ್ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಕಲ್ ಸಾರ್
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@samarthachaitanya2500]

Though the articles..things..features are replicas, we need to appreciate the traditional initiatives of the persons responsible for this GUTTU MANE.
Clean and tidy.. good tour. We might not enjoyed the tour this much had we personally visited this worthy GUTTU Mane.
Sudesh jee, you deserve all support, encouragement and appreciation. Keep giving good videos like this. The corresponding explanation of yours sounds good. Good going.......

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@anithamanoj2339]

Very nice informative video sir.Thank u.

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[@believerone2001]

Guthu is the name of house belonging to Bunt caste landlord.
They are still around.
They also worship divas once year with 3 day celebrations.

[@nsarveshrao1]

WOW

[@manojathreya9980]

Superb sir 🙏

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

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[@rammohan9779]

Very good steps taken from concern Dept or person 👏👏👏👏👏 to showcase culture for next generation...
This video contains really good information 🙏

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

Thank you so much

[@kishorvernekar5104]

Netly captured with nice explanation ✌👍❤

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[@shrikulkarni3809]

Super👌

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

Thank you

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🍀🙏sir good information 👌👌👍👍🍀

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[@ganesh7hillsstereo373]

Such a good video coverage.

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

Thanks a ton

[@gnanaganesh5937]

Very good Sir .

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[@srikrishnabansi1457]

Supper

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[@nittetransport4486]

Proud to be a tulunad

[@pradeepmn7518]

Super video sir

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[@sudhakarvrs11]

Amazing video

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ಪೀಳಿಕೂಲ,...undu kudla broo🚩🚩🚩🚩

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Guttu House Pillikula Nisarga Dhama last end Point In Place

[@Gopal...]

Tulunaad ❤️

[@vijayakumaradyanavi8116]

Wonderful tulunadu tradition , tanku Ji

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Nice video. Thank u

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Excellent 🤗🤩😊

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Thanks

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Nice video

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ಈರೀತಿ ಇನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ವೀಡಿಯೋಸ್ ಬರಲಿ sudeesh 🙏

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Kanthara shotting spot

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ಅದ್ಭುತ ❤

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Super videos sri and Thanks you

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Super video sir 🥰

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

thank you

[@Guruve-Sharanam]

👌👌👌love u from Mangalore 😍

[@Guruve-Sharanam]

Sir karkala koti chennaya park ge omme visit maadi. Tumba channagide place👏

[@SudeeshKottikkal]

karkala koti chennaya park ge hogidde aadare corona restriction angavagi close ithu, innomme bandaga cover madthini

[@Guruve-Sharanam]

@@SudeeshKottikkal ok sir🙏

[@srinivasaraghavan3185]

Again, well captured.... Very nice...

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❤️👍

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ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಸೂಪರ್ ಸರ್.
ನಮ್ಮ ಮಂಗಳೂರು ❣️

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[@subramanidg4245]

Edella nammlikilla ree.. Yello kanasu kaandha haage edhe estu dodda mane yage kattidharu yaava machinery eldhe..?! Bare kai lelsa
Edhu yavadho marajarada..? 🤔
Nijavagalu nanna thale kedha edhe bro ☺..

[@arundevakumar]

Super Star Rajinikanth Jailer Shooting happening in this place

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Super sir

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thanks

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Even malenadu shivamogga we can see this houses

[@tirupatiganavi]

Thanks sir

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[@jullal1]

There are some 300 gutthu manes left according to an article on Sahapedia

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good

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Super 👌👌 video

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