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Coorg of karnataka

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Kodagu

district Kodagualso known as Kodava Nadu, is an administratie distri!tin "

o!!$%ies an area of &,'() s*$are kilometres +',-& s* mi/ in t0e 1esterso$t0western "arnataka# In )((' its %o%$lation was &-,3', '4#5&6 oft0e distri!t7s $rban !entres, making it t0e least %o%$lo$s of t0e 4( distri8490e distri!t is bordered by Daks0ina"annada distri!tto t0e nort0westto t0e nort0,


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"odaas +free0old farmers, r$lers and miltiamen/, and o>ate arabas0a +farmers/ ?$lliaregion also, w0o were free0older farmers in s$lia +a %art of "odag$ in t0e ''-t0 !ent$ries/ moed towards "odag$ after t0e massa!are of kodaas +0ro$g0

rea!0ery by i%%$ and ;yder ali/in ?omaaer%et, Bagamandala, "$s0alnaga andof Pirya%atna +Presentday mysore region fo$nded and r$led by a kodaa %aryara@meaning elder in kodaa/for agri!$lt$ral a!tiities in kodag$ d$e to wars wit0 i%;yderali before t0ere deat0 in re!ent %ast# 0e !0ief lang$ages %resently s%oken "odag$ are "odaa, Are B0as0e,"annada, "asaragod


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ography:

"odag$ is lo!ated on t0e eastern slo%es of t0e 1estern 20ats# It 0as a geogra%

&,'() km)+',-& s* mi/#890e distri!t is bordered by Daks0ina"annada distri!;assan distri!tto t0e nort0,


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History: Kodavuwas t0e natie name of "odag$# 0e "odaaswere t0e earliest

"odag$, 0aing lied t0ere for !ent$ries# Being a warrior !omm$nity as !arried arms d$ring times of war and 0ad t0eir own !0ieftains# 0e ;ale

o=s0oot of t0e "eladiNayakas, r$led "odag$ between '3(( and '-4 Lr$led "odag$ from '-4&, after t0e Coorg 1ar, $ntil India7s inde%enden!se%arate state +!alled Coorg ?tate/ $ntil t0en, in '3 "odag$ was merg


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Coorg in British India: In '-4&, t0e East India Com%any anneed Coorg into Britis0 India, after de

irara@endraof t0e "odag$ "ingdom# 0e %eo%le of Coorg a!!e%ted Britisand did not o=er any resistan!e, as t0e Britis0 r$le led to t0e establis0meninstit$tions, introd$!tion of s!ienti! !o=ee !$ltiation, better administrat

im%roement of t0e Coorg e!onomy#

Kodagu Culture:0e "odaas are t0e dominant !omm$nity of "odag$# "od

traditions are ery ri!0, some of t0e traditional folk songs!om%iled into t0e PattolePalome# 0e "odaas reere anarms and wors0i% a n$mber of deities, besides t0e Rierof t0em being, Igg$t0a%%a, B0agwat0i,


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0e "odaa lang$age s%eakers, ot0er t0an t0e "odaas, in!l$de t0e "odaa ;egga+!$ltiators of


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Traditional costume:


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Festivals of Kodagu: "ail%o$d, !elebrated on 4 ?e%tember, signies t0e !om%letion of MnatiM,

trans%lantation of t0e ri!e !ro%# H!ially, t0e festial begins '- days afenters t0e Simha Raasi+t0e western sign of Leo/# Kailmeans wea%on or

poudmeans Brig0ten#

0e festial signies t0e day w0en men s0o$ld %re%are to g$ard t0eir !rboars and ot0er animals, sin!e d$ring t0e %re!eding mont0s, d$ring w0were engaged in t0e elds, all wea%ons were normally de%osited in t0e +takk in kodaa/, or t0e %rayer room# ;en!e on t0e day of "ail%o$d, t0e taken o$t of t0e Poojaroom, !leaned and de!orated wit0 Oowers# 0ey at0e Nellakki Nadubade, t0e !entral 0all of t0e 0o$se and t0e %la!e of !owors0i%# Ea!0 member of t0e family 0as a bat0, after w0i!0 t0ey wors0

before feasting and drinking# 0e eldest member of t0e family 0ands a gmember of t0e family, signifying t0e !ommen!ement of t0e festiities# assembles in t0e mand+o%en gro$nd/, w0ere %0ysi!al !ontests and s%omarksmans0i%, are !ond$!ted# In t0e %ast t0e 0$nting and !ooking of w%art of t0e !elebration# Now s0ooting skills are tested by ring at a !o!obran!0 of a tall tree#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_(astrology)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_(astrology)


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raditional r$ral s%orts, like grabbing a !o!on$t from t0e 0ands of a gro$% of -'(%eo%le +thenge porata/or+Mamb$ kaiM/, t0rowing a stone t0e siQe of a !ri!ket ball at!o!on$t from a distan!e of '(' %a!es +tenge eed/or+Mkaai kalM/, lifting a stone ba4(&( !m lying at one7s feet and t0rowing it ba!kwards oer t0e s0o$lders, are now!ond$!ted in !omm$nity gro$%s !alled "odaa ?ama@as and "odag$ 2owda ?ama@ain towns and !ities#


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Kaveri Sankramana: 0e "aeri ?ankramana festial normally takes %la!e in midH!tober# It is

wit0 t0e rier "aeri, w0i!0 Oows t0ro$g0 t0e distri!t from its so$r!e at

%redetermined time, w0en t0e s$n enters Tula Rasi+Tula sankramana/, asmall tank lls t0e larger 0oly tank at alakaeri# 0o$sands of %eo%le gat0is 0oly water# 0e water, !alled tirtha, is !olle!ted in bottles and distrib0ome t0ro$g0o$t "odag$ to be %resered# A s%oonf$l of t0is water is fedt0e belief t0at t0ey will attain moksha+s%irit$al eman!i%ation/ and gain e
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaverihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talakaverihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokshahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokshahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talakaverihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaveri


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Hn t0is day, married women wearing new silk saris%erform %$@ato a egetable, symbolising t0e goddessegetable is $s$ally a !$!$mber or a !o!on$t, wra%%ed in a %ie!e of red silk !lot0 and de!orated wit0 Oow+mainly 7Pat0ak7 +Kodava Mangalasuthra//# 0is is !alled t0e Kanni Puje# "anni refers to t0e goddess Parin!arnated as "aeri# 0ree sets of betelleaes and are!an$t are ke%t in front of t0e goddess wit0 b$n!0bangles# All t0e members of t0e family %ray to t0e goddess by t0rowing ri!e and %rostrating t0emseles image# 0e elder members of t0e family !eremonially bless t0e yo$nger# 0en an older married woman dfrom t0e well and starts !ooking# 0e men$ of t0e day is dosaand egetable !$rry +$s$ally %$m%kin !$rrkari// and %ayasa +sweet dis0/# Not0ing b$t egetarian food is !ooked on t0is day, and t0is is t0e only fest0e "odaas w0ere only egetarian food is %re%ared and sered# 10ere as "odag$ Areb0as0e gowdas ta

in nearby stream or rier %re%are dosa wit0 o$t baked ri!e#0e 0o$se leader takes e dosa wit0 bananaand %la!es it in %addy eld !alling %andaa ooo##oiy t0ree times #later t0e few %ersons from family go to t0e M%indaMt0e b$rnt as0 in water and o=er k$nk$m ar!0ane for kaeri#later t0ey get 0oly water to 0ome%erson M%attedaraM lig0ts 0oly lam% seres 0oly Mkaeri t0eert0aMto all 0is family members and t0e elder !eremonially bless t0e yo$nger #later t0e o=erings are ke%t to Mg$r$karnaM+eldest %erson of family/alingt0eert0a#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puja_(Hinduism)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvatihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvatihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puja_(Hinduism)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sari


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Rajas Seat, Coorg: Rajas Seat or the Seat of the King is a famous sunset poin

Madikeri in the Coorg district of Karnataka. It was once th

platform from which the kings of Kodagu used to enjoy glsunsets. The spot got its name as it was the faourite recreplace for the kings. Today it is !"#


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Hmkares0war tem%le:The $mkareshwara Temple was constructed %y King&ingarajendra II in the '(thcentury. &egend has it that thetemple was %uilt %y the king as a form of penance.

The story goes around that the king had killed a )rahmin

to fulfil his political am%itions. *oweer+ the king startedto hae nightmares for his cruel deed. In order to freehimself from the nightmares+ the King sought the adiceof a few wise men. They asked the king to %uild a templeof &ord Shia to regain his mental peace.

The king followed their adice and %rought a Shialingamfrom the holy town of Kashi and installed it at a newlyconstructed temple. It is said that the stopped haing thenightmares king after the temple was %uilt. ThisShialingam is worshipped as $mkareshwara

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Uniue architecture of !mkaresh"ara Tem#le$ Coorg

0e Hmkares0wara em%le dis%lays a $ni*$e style of ar!0ite!t$re# 0e tdesign t0at is *$ite similar to t0e ones seen in


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%adikeri Fort$ Coorg: Madikeri ort is a historical landmark of Coorg. The fort stands in the centre of the

presering the remnants of a %ygone era within its proud walls. Some of the eleatethe fort present astounding iew of the surrounding areas. /eedless to say+ the fort famous tourist attractions of Coorg.

The Madikeri ort was constructed in the later part of the '0thcentury %y Muddu Ra

Coorg. Since then the fort has seen many changes. *oweer+ this imposing structurof time and has %ecome a standing witness of Coorgs history. Today the fort premisMadikeri 1eputy Commissioners $ffice.

Quick Facts about Madikeri Fort, Coorg:

Period ui!t2 '0thcentury

"#tr$, Ca%era a#d Parki#g Fee:ree

&i%i#g: '3233 -M to 4253 6M 7$pen on all days of the week e,cept Monday8

'uratio# o( )isit: 9 hours appro,imately

History of the %adikeri Fort Coorg:
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History of the %adikeri Fort$ Coorg:

The long history of the Madikeri ort can %e traced %ack to the '0thcentury when Mmade Madikeri the capital of Coorg. The fort was %uilt as a mud structure. The kinconstructed a mud palace inside the fort premises.

*oweer+ when Tipu Sultan captured the fort+ he ordered to reconstruct the struct

named the site :affara%ad. The rule of TipuSultanoer the fort was cut short %y 1who captured the fort in '0 when it came under the rule of &ingarajendra ?odeyar II. In '(5> the fort the )ritish rulers of India. These )ritish rulers went on to make further additions to the fort and the structures within its solid walls.

&*e u#i+ue#ess o( Madikeri Fort, Coorg:

Madikeri ort is a uni@ue fort that houses among other structures a temple+ an -nprison and a museum. The fact that a Church stands within the walls of the fort sigdominance of the )ritish people oer the fort. The St. Marks Church was %uilt %y t

%y remoing a temple of ;ira%hadra from the inner fort and making place for the church. It was %uilt in the Aothic style with stained glasses windows.
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&*e Ri)er Laks*%a#atirt*a:
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&*e Ri)er Laks*%a#atirt*a: The rier &akshmanatirtha rier is a tri%utary of the rier Kaeri. It originates in th

Kodagu or Coorg and later joins the rier Kaeri at Krishnarajasagara. $riginating )rahmagiri Range+ the rier &akshmana Theertha plungess down from a height of Iruppu ?ater falls. The &akshmanatirtha falls or the Irupu is a muchBisited fresh located on the rier+ %ordering Kerala+ on the way to the/agerhole/ational 6ark. T

Shia Temple+ the Rameshwara Temple+ situated on the %anks of the &akshmanati There are many legends surrounding this spot. The most famous is that Rama and

reached the )rahmagiri hills+ while searching for Sita. ?hen Rama %ecame thirsty+an arrow into the hills %ringing into %eing the &akshmanatirtha rier. The sacred olend it the power to cleanse away sins and %eings deotees in droes during Shiarthe tri%utaries of Cauery+ this rier+ particularly the falls is at full capacity during t
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