Tulunadu Culture

  Kallurti- Kalkuda have been displayed their presence in many ways and made people to worship them. On the way, in the place called Baddakatte Rayara Chavadi, near Bantwal taluk in Mangalore. Kalurti meets Panjurli daiva. Kalurti -Panjurli came into conclusion that anymore they have to be worshipped as a "Thage Thangadi Sathyolu" which means "daivas who are brother and sister" through out Tulunadu. From then, in southern Tulunadu they are worshipped as Kallurti- Panjurli and in northern Tulunadu they are worshipped as Varthe-Panjurli. They are no family in Tulunadu which do not worship Kallurti Panjurli. "Sankndina Thammale Pedina Appe." Which means "nourish like maternal uncle and give birth like a mother." Ancestors believed that maternal uncle do not discriminate with their children, in the same way Kallurti- Panjurli will be with us in all situations. They are not just worshipped as daivas but are treated among us. Kallurti- Panjurli are bel...

  Kambala  (or Kambla/Kambula) is an annual buffalo race held in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka. Traditionally, it is sponsored by local Tuluva landlords and households in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and Kasaragod of Kerala, a region collectively known as Tulunadu The Kambala season generally starts in November and lasts until March. The Kambalas are organized through Kambala samithis (Kambala Associations), of which there are currently 18. Over 45 races are held annually in coastal Karnataka, including smaller remote villages such as Vandaru and Gulvadi. Kambala is derived from 'kampa-kala', where the word 'Kampa' is related slushy, muddy field. The Dravidian origin of the word Kampa is kan+pa and 'kala' means field, where it is conducted. Another interpretation of modern Kambala is derived from 'Kamba', a pole used for water spurt during race by buffalo...

 When the names are identical, that doesn't mean with the same names are identical. For example, if there are 2 Rama's in the community, it doesn't mean both are the same and both possess same background of birth. In the same way, they are different spirits which have quiet similar  ways of worshiping but their origins are completely different (According to Researchers and Pad-danas).  Meaning of Korati                                    The term "Kora" may have originated from the culture of heritage of Koraga community and "thi" or "dhi" is typically used in Tulu for females by adding to their community name in front like "Ullalthi" , "Madeldhi" "Buntedhi" , etc. . Agni Korathi                          Pulaponjuvu and Gali Bhadra were blessed with the girl baby. She was named as Satyabari. The child had begun to grow....

  Alupa dynasty The Alupas as a feudatory of the  Western Chalukyas  in coastal Karnataka issued coins with  Kannada  and  Nagari  inscriptions on them. Coins with Kannada legends seem to have minted in Mangalore and those with Nagari legend at the Udupi mint. Kannada was their language of administration. The Pagodas and Fanams were the common coinage of all the Alupa kings. The obverse of the coins carried the royal emblem "Two Fishes" and the reverse had the legend "Sri Pandya Dhanamjaya" either in Nagari or old (Hale) Kannada. [16] This paragraph is about the inscription found at Neelavara temple of Udupi district. This is all about the grant in "Gadyana" denomination. The Alupas while ruling from Barakuru showed great interest in the development of temple. This record is of the Alupa ruler Veerapandyadeva, dated 1258 CE mentions about his instruction to "neeruvara munnuru" i.e. Neeruvara-300, the modern Neelavara village Assembly. It states t...

  Info of Tulu language The Indian census report of 2011 reported a total of 1,846,427 native Tulu speakers in India. [4]  The 2001 census had reported a total of 1,722,768 native speakers, [7]  According to one estimate reported in 2009, Tulu is spoken by 3 to 5 million speakers in the world. [8]  There is some difficulty in counting Tulu speakers who have migrated from their native region as they often get counted as  Kannada  speakers in Indian Census reports [1] Separated early from  Proto-South Dravidian , [9] Tulu has several features not found in  Tamil–Kannada . For example, it has the  pluperfect and the  future perfect , like French or Spanish, but formed  without an auxiliary verb . Robert Caldwell , in his pioneering work  A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian or South-Indian family of languages , called this language "peculiar and very interesting". According to him, "Tulu is one of the most highly developed langu...

 One of the most worshipped daiva throughout Tulunadu is Koragajja. Any thing which is lost, any work to be done o ny issue to be solved first and foremost, people call this divine. Koraga Thaniya is the historical figure and not a mythical creation. Dravidian of Indian worship thier ancestors, who did extra ordinary things for the graeter goodness to thier community. Due to which they were recognized and worshipped by thier later descendants. Meaning :-                     Koraga Taniya who is popularly called as koragajja. Here "Koraga" is the community name and "Ajja" is the word in Tulu language usually used for old man citizen.                                Even though he attained the divinity during his middle age: peope started calling him "Ajja" becauseof love and affection towards him.       Story :-       ...

 The world Panjurli might have traditionally come from the world "Panjida Kurle" which means young wild boar in Tulu language. It is believed that Panjurli is one among the oldest daiva in Tulunadu. It is described that: when the birth of crop took place, during that time Panjurli might have come to this Earth. This might have come to this Earth. This might have happened during the evolution of human beings, who moved from forest towards farming. It can be possible when the human started involving into cultivation and started growing of crops. Wild boars used to ruin their crops to feed themselves. The humans must have thought that as a curse of supernatural spirit which came in form of wild boar and making all this desrtuction. From then worship of wild boar have come into picture. Panjurli is worshiped as boar throughout Tulunadu. Even today during the kola any Panjurli daiva they follow the custom called "Barne-Korpuni" in which paddy rice is put on plate which i...

  Kantara has made waves in world cinema. The Rishab Shetty directorial has not only trumped contemporary releases but has become the highest-rated film on IMDB. Kantara’s climax where lord Guliga possesses Shiva and wreaks havoc on the attackers is simply magical. But who is Lord Guliga? What is his purpose? Let’s find out. Story of Guliga According to Tulu Nadu culture Guliga is one of the oldest and most legendary Daiva. Depending on the Place, condition, and occasions, Guliga Daiva is known by different names such as Kshetrapala. The Guliga Daiva is believed to be one among the Shivaganas. According to people’s belief, one day in Kailasa, a stone was discovered in the ash which was brought by Parvati to Lord Shiva. Seeing the stone Shiva threw it away. Felling on the ground, from this stone, Guliga appeared and was eventually sent to lord Vishnu to serve him. Because of his strange behavior, Vishnu cursed him to take birth in the stomach of Nelaulla-sanke. “When she was nine-mo...