Pardon me for writing after a long gap !!! . The region that extends from the foothills of shiradi ghat till bantwal is very significant when it comes to the spirit worship.Many Princely spirits are said to have passed through these regions and their worships are also very unique . The kind of worship some daivas get in these areas must be seen at that particular area it self. Nowhere else in the tulu region we will get such strict rules or do we get to see such beautiful worship or do we hear the mythological folklores(pardhanas) .
I had marked this place as must visit, three years ago when Shree Nagaraj bhat had uploaded the video of Shree mundyanthaya daiva nema . The main flavour of nema is the pardhana that is sung for the beat of the drum. In this modern world, it is very rare to listen to an authentic pardhana or to see some one singing it in enthusiasm .
I was excited for two reasons. Out of which one was the new camera that had come on the same day and one more being the nema that was to be held on the same night . I managed to reach the place at quarter to eight in the night. The place was sparkling out of celebration and festivity . There i saw the evercharming madhyastha Shree Shashank nellithaya who was preparing the place and guiding people in their work , Rarely you see a madhyastha doing this. He welcomed me with a very warm heart and he took me inside shree mundyanthaya temple. I could see the performer getting ready for the act and then was the music that was going on in the background.
This daiva had the same makeup like that of the other superior daivas with the yellow color as the primary color and the attire of the daiva was very traditional . I could see the ixora flowers that were weaved uniformly and kept very neatly between the headgear.
The nema of shree mundyanthaya started with the beat of the drum and the echo of the pardhana .The posession slowly began and when completely posessed the artist started staring with his eyes wide open and by singing the pardhana in the shaky voice . Suddenly he stepped forward telling that he will start the nema and the loud music started in the background . I was surprised to see a 65 year old doing that !! As if it was a energy boost out of no where he started pulling the anklet and taking blessings from everyone and suddenly he started asking the permission of everyone gathered there . It was a very silent audience filled with the faith . The voice echoed in the whole place. Then he said that he will tie the holy anklet for the daiva mundyanthaya. With the loud music he started running all over the place with posession and tied the gaggara . For once i felt the vibrations on the ground.
The helpers started to tie the palm strands and the daiva started dancing for the beautiful tone without missing out any steps and this went on for some more time till he started dancing very fiercely .
Posessing a daiva is a talent and a this will not come very easily without the almighty's blessing. There he was , Standing tall praising the daiva mundyathayas heroics and welcoming the daiva to this place called pangalayi . It was none other than the Engineer madyastha Shree shashank nellithaya . His words brought the daiva in full form into the performer and the loud music began again . Then the daiva ran all over the place taking the torch all around and paying respects to everyone .
After that they tied the ani and then again there was the pardhana that went on with the daiva putting steps for the beat of the drum and again the posession started and with posession the daiva grabbed the mask and that mask was tied on to the face and the final part of the nema began . Then the daiva sat to listen to the problems of the people gathered there .
This nema was followed by the potta,kallurti-panjurli nema and guliga nema. This is the graama daiva and the superior daiva of all . I am very thankful to Shree Shashanka nellithaya for inviting me there and giving me an opportunity to see the different nema and get to know the ruleset of that place.
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OAQJHFg9q0
I had marked this place as must visit, three years ago when Shree Nagaraj bhat had uploaded the video of Shree mundyanthaya daiva nema . The main flavour of nema is the pardhana that is sung for the beat of the drum. In this modern world, it is very rare to listen to an authentic pardhana or to see some one singing it in enthusiasm .
I was excited for two reasons. Out of which one was the new camera that had come on the same day and one more being the nema that was to be held on the same night . I managed to reach the place at quarter to eight in the night. The place was sparkling out of celebration and festivity . There i saw the evercharming madhyastha Shree Shashank nellithaya who was preparing the place and guiding people in their work , Rarely you see a madhyastha doing this. He welcomed me with a very warm heart and he took me inside shree mundyanthaya temple. I could see the performer getting ready for the act and then was the music that was going on in the background.
This daiva had the same makeup like that of the other superior daivas with the yellow color as the primary color and the attire of the daiva was very traditional . I could see the ixora flowers that were weaved uniformly and kept very neatly between the headgear.
The nema of shree mundyanthaya started with the beat of the drum and the echo of the pardhana .The posession slowly began and when completely posessed the artist started staring with his eyes wide open and by singing the pardhana in the shaky voice . Suddenly he stepped forward telling that he will start the nema and the loud music started in the background . I was surprised to see a 65 year old doing that !! As if it was a energy boost out of no where he started pulling the anklet and taking blessings from everyone and suddenly he started asking the permission of everyone gathered there . It was a very silent audience filled with the faith . The voice echoed in the whole place. Then he said that he will tie the holy anklet for the daiva mundyanthaya. With the loud music he started running all over the place with posession and tied the gaggara . For once i felt the vibrations on the ground.
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The helpers started to tie the palm strands and the daiva started dancing for the beautiful tone without missing out any steps and this went on for some more time till he started dancing very fiercely .
Posessing a daiva is a talent and a this will not come very easily without the almighty's blessing. There he was , Standing tall praising the daiva mundyathayas heroics and welcoming the daiva to this place called pangalayi . It was none other than the Engineer madyastha Shree shashank nellithaya . His words brought the daiva in full form into the performer and the loud music began again . Then the daiva ran all over the place taking the torch all around and paying respects to everyone .
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After that they tied the ani and then again there was the pardhana that went on with the daiva putting steps for the beat of the drum and again the posession started and with posession the daiva grabbed the mask and that mask was tied on to the face and the final part of the nema began . Then the daiva sat to listen to the problems of the people gathered there .
This nema was followed by the potta,kallurti-panjurli nema and guliga nema. This is the graama daiva and the superior daiva of all . I am very thankful to Shree Shashanka nellithaya for inviting me there and giving me an opportunity to see the different nema and get to know the ruleset of that place.
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OAQJHFg9q0
