A nere is a collection of leaves of particular trees that are rolled and tied together. On the day of the polud, the courtyard is ritually purified by smearing it with cowdung mixed in water. A puttari mat is spread on it and on the mat is placed a puttari basket with some kummi leaves, wild cashew leaves, pipal leaves, tendrils of the inoli creeper and puttari fibre or acci fibre. If some of these are not available, other leaves are substituted like catva for kummi leaves, bamboo for wild cashew leaves and the bittergourd creeper for the inoli creeper. At the auspicious hour, one of each kind of leaf is rolled around a short length of the inoli creeper and the roll is secured by a piece of acci fibre. A number of these nere are prepared. The head of the okka should be present at least at the start of the tying of the nere. In some parts of Kodagu, as the nere is being tied everyone calls out loudly  “Poli, Poli, Deva”. These neres with the first ears of paddy inserted in them are later tied in prominent places.