NADVAAL AALADE (Nema of lekkesiree)

Daiva  Lekkesiree(Rakteshwaree)

That night we visited this place in the foothills of the western ghats situated in eastern side of tulunadu so it is called as moodayi ghatta and on the bank of river netravati  to watch this unique custom of KUKKYA-KUDUMA. As stated in all the pardhanas(folklores of tulu) "Moodayi kukkya - paddayi payyolige" is a very significant place for the AGE OLD RITUAL called DAIVARADANE. We had one more reason for the excitement . That is this place was SIRI-ALADE and it is the place of origin for Daiva SEMIKALLA PANJURLI. Then the excitement reached to the peak for yet another reason .  The speciaity was two families in the same region were conducting this ritual on the same night !!! so we were happy because we would get to watch 6 different nemas in total . The first nema was for the mysandaya daiva followed by  lekkesiree and then semikalla panjurli. This nema had a speciality in it .. Costume was different with a very different head gear (chapparakombu)(This daiva has only  this krama in very less regions(kukkya,kuduma,elnaadu seeme,bangera seeme,arwa seeme and some more places )  and a very beautiful way of telling pardhana(folklore/story regarding the daiva lekkesiree) and getting posessed for 16 times . In order to add some fun , comes bhavana. who is supposed to be a spirit making fun . who will add some fun into this very scary ritual ..

Daiva Lekkesiree getting posessed

Daiva Lekkesiree has a very special katt(nemadha niyama/rule of the nema) of padinaaji osaaya(16 posessions). As the tulu proverb says "enada onji bootha undu lekkesiree yaan manthi baduku poora aike saree" which means " I have this daiva called lekkesiree with me and my living will be spent totally in it " . Yes , this daiva has a strict set of rules that must be followed during its nema . The daiva hails from Anga desha konganaadu piriya-badakayi gange . Daiva was given a very first nema/seve by Banusenava fondly called as baale madimaaye ori baanusenaber. Then daiva is beleived to proceed to many different seeme(region) and different places . Daiva MAHAKALI ABBE at Ubaar. Daiva enters three houses following Shankara baaloli, shanthanna bannaye, kottaaaree baloli, kottyanna bannaye  and was called as daiva moojilnaaye. Moojilnaya daiva gets worshipped in PERNAMANJA. and is PATTADHA DAIVA for the ARWA SEEME, and RAAJYAN DAIVA for EEDHU.

when lekkesiree enters bannadka , It was called as BANNADKATTHAYA(daiva of bannadka/banndkadaaaye) . As the nudikattu says "Puncha padinaaji aandala mahasheshe yaan orye". It seems daiva is the same but forms are many... The nema ends with the nudikattu . Mr Nagaraj bhat bantwal has a very good collection of the lekkesiree nema and other nemas . I have been always inspired by him and i dedicate this very first writing  to him as this daiva is his favourite daiva and i will fail in my deeds  if i forget to mention Shree Shashank nellithaya balnadu, who has done a selfless service to daivaaradane and from whom i got all the information about this daiva , I am grateful to him as well and all the credits goes to him ,  

video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFPNj9W-yhY

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