Hanagerekatte

EVEN AS communal hatred is taking its toll threatening to destroy the fragile social fabric of society more often than not, there are certain places which stand as testimony to the country’s rich history of communal peace and harmony. Hazrath Syed Sadath Dargah and Bhootaraya-Chowdamma Shrine at Hanagerekatte in Tirthahalli taluk in Shimoga district...

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mrugavadhe

Another legend related to the times of Ramayana, indicates that Maricha, a relative of the Lanka king Ravana came in the disguise of a golden deer to enchant Sita, the wife of Rama. When Sita requested Rama to get her the deer, Rama followed the deer...

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BHEEMANAKATTE MATHA

Introduction: The river Tunga flows across the green forest land and mountains of Theerthahalli, a place of pilgrimage and natural beauty, and there is ‘Bheemanakatte’, a small village but a big name for its sanctity. Bheemanakatte, as the name embellishments from Madhwas, the followers of Madhwacharya, was named after the incident happened during Dwapara, when Bheema, Madhyama pandava, built a dam to the river Tunga overnight to stop the outflow of water, as local history says. Incidentally,...

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Bunts community

The Bunts (Tulu: ಬಂಟರ, Kannada: ಬಂತವರು, Malayalam: ബന്ടര്), are a largely Tulu speaking Hindu community of erstwhile nobility, feudals and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Mangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala. According to the system of Varna Bunts belong to the Nagavanshi (Serpent Lineage) order of Kshatriyas (Warriors). Bunts traditionally follow the matrilineal system of descent and kinship...

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