ALL ABOUT BILLAVA

Billava SurName or Bari in Tulu Common surnames in the Billavan community are Amin, Anchan, Baidya, Baishya, Banan, Bangera, Gujran, Jathann (or Jathanna), Karkera, Kirodian, Kotian, Kukian (or Kukiyan), Kundan, Palan (or Palanna), Poojari (or Poojary), Salian, Sanil, Suvarna, Kundar, Talwar and Upiyan. "Billava" is used as a surname only in Kundapura Taluk.

POOJARY/ POOJARI

Poojary /Poojari means "worshipper". In the past the Poojary played an important role in Bhuta Kola (Nema), a practice seen amongst tribal communities in Tulunadu. This subgroup is responsible for building temples and other places of worship, and their worship is known as poojas.

BILLAVAS, ALIYA KATTU AND MARRIAGE SYSTEM

The Billavas practised the matrilineal system of inheritance known as Aliya Kattu or Aliya Santana. this system entailed that "men transmit their immovable property, not to their own children, but matrilineally, to their sister's children." A Billava does not marry his sister's daughter or mother's sister's daughter. He can marry his paternal aunt's or maternal uncle's daughter. Two sisters can be taken in marriage simultaneously or at different times. Two brothers can marry two sisters. Marriage of widows was permitted but the wedding ritual in such cases was simplified. An amended version of the ceremony was also used for situations where an illegitimate child might otherwise result: the father had to marry the pregnant woman in such circumstances. Women were considered to be ritually polluted at the time of their first menstrual cycle and also during the period of pregnancy and childbirth. The Billava dead are usually cremated, although bur...

BILLAVA (POOJARY) CULTURE

The coastal regions of Karnataka and Kerala had a very active martial-arts tradition, and many Billava families still continue this tradition. This helped them develop a community identity. They built Garadis similar to Kalaris in Kerala in honour of their folk heroes Koti and Chennayya. The Tulu term Garadi is derived from the Kannada word Garodi, which means "gymnasium". These garadis became major religious and martial-arts centres of the Billavas throughout the coastal areas of Karnataka. Though this tradition was common to their equivalent caste in Kerala, due to rigid caste rules they lost their independent religious/martial-arts traditions. Maliyali Billawas speak the Byari language and their Kula (god) is Baghavathi. The Billavas believe in ancestral worship.

POOJARY- POOJA

Purohitas of Billava caste/ Poojary Caste Poojary (sometimes spelled Poojari) means "worshipper". In the past the Poojary played an important role in Bhuta Kola (Nema), a practice seen amongst tribal communities in Tulunadu. This subgroup is responsible for building temples and other places of worship, and their worship is known as poojas. In the Last years Poojary Caste/ Billava caste boys are going for Learning Purohita. So we can find many Purohitas of Billava caste now a days. Poojaries / Purohitas in Kudroli Temple All the Purohitas offering pooja at Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Temple are Billava Caste Purohitas

TULUNADA BILLAVA

Billavas are a dominant community in Tulunadu covering Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. It is said that Billavas are neither Dravidians nor Aryans and they settled in the region much before them and are called Adinivasis of Tulunadu. The coasts of Karnataka had very active martial arts tradition and several Billava families still continue the tradition. They built Garadis similar to Kalaris in Kerala in honour of their folk heroes Koti and Chennayya. These Garadis became major religious and martial-arts centres of the Billavas. The community mostly worships various Daivas (spirits) like Kodamandaye, Panjurli, Jumadi, Jarandaye, Kallurti, Koti Chennaya, Devi Baidedi, Dhumavati, Pilichandi and Bobbarye apart from puranic gods. Billavas were traditionally suppressed by the upper caste and treated them as untouchables. It is in such a scenario that the community found a messiah in Sri Narayana Guru. Learning about the works and teachings of Guru in establishing social equality thr...

KOTI CHENNAYA GARODIES IN UDUPI

KOTI CHENNAYA GARODIES IN UDUPI List of Garodies in Udupi 1) Kolkebailu Garodi (Shiriyaara Graama & Post Saibarakatte) 2) Kaavadi Garodi (Post Via Barkooru) 3) Goole Garodi (Saastaana) (Saastaana Post) 4) Handaadi Garodi (Handaadi Graama & Post Brahmaavara) 5) Nayarbettu Garodi (33 Shirooru Graama & Post Muddumane) 6) Hosaala garodi (Post Barkooru) 7) Bannadi Garodi (Bannadi post via Saaligraama) 8) Kaadooru Belthadi Garodi (Post & Grama Kadooru) 9) Bokkapatna Garodi (Haaradi Graama & Post Kukkude Via Brahmaavara) 10) Holebaagilu Garodi (33 Shirooru Graama & Post Muddumane) 11) Sullodi Gaordi (33 Shirooru Graama & Post Muddumane) 12) Hiliyaana Garodi (Hiliyaana Graama Post Via Belve)

LIFE OF SRI NARAYANA GURU

1856:- 4th onam day of chingam as per that 29th chingam 1032, Vayalvarom House, Chempazhanthy, Trivandrum, Kerala, India 1861-71:- Basic education under Chempazhanthy Pillai 1872-77:- Stayed in Trivandrum - learned Tamil language and literature 1877-79:- Higher education under Kummampally Raman Pillai at Varanapally House 1889:- Came back to Chempazhanthy 1881:- Started a school at Anchuthengu; Nanu became Nanu Asan 1882-84:- Got attracted to Spiritualism but relatives persuade him to marry Kaliamma Started to wander around - visited Maruthuamala and Aruvippuram Death of father - Madanasan

KOTI CHENNAYA STUDIED PLACE GARODI, OTLA SHISHILA

This place is continued worshiped by the genetic rulers since Royal rule was smashed. The renovation efforts have been started from a long back with the coorperation with village devotees. This initiative resulted to start with 'astamangala' (Holy Questioning) by Shri Chekodu Subhramanya Bhat at this place and foundation stone laid by Shri Kemminje Nagesh Tanri. Under the Guidence of Vastu Expert Shri Muniyangala Krishnaprasad we had started renovation work for Shri Dharmarasu Ullaklu cottage, Raktheshvari "Kulbari Ishvare desildever talabari daivolu, boomi undanaga undayi ullaklu udipana daivonklu otlada satyalu" ( In the family of Shri Shishileshwara while Ullakulu thought to ascend with the earth and positioned in Otla as a massive truth ) with the ancient tulu epic reality word which be evidence for the direct co-relation with the ruler of the territory of Shri Shishileshvara (desildever) temple. The powerful Predestinationda situated in "Otla Shri Dhar...

SIVAGIRI

This is the place where Sree Narayana Guru's tomb is located and place where guru was enlightened and got the salvation. The Samadhi (the final resting place) of the Guru here attracts thousands of devotees every year during the Sivagiri Pilgrimage days 30th December to 1st January. The Sivagiri Mutt, built in 1904, is situated at the top of the Sivagiri hill near Varkala. Even decades after the guru breathed his last here in 1928; Gurudevan's samadhi continues to be thronged by thousands of devotees, donned in yellow attire, from different parts of Kerala and outside. The Sivagiri Mutt is also the headquarters of the Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham, an organization of his disciples and saints, established by GURU. This place, in due course, developed into the site of the Sarada Temple, and guru established an architecture was simple and different. For the first time in India, a temple with windows and ventilation was devised.The opening of this temple was uniquely marked by the ...

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