Coastal Karnataka residents upset with Koragajja daivakola in Doddaballapur

BENGALURU: Residents of coastal Karnataka and worshippers of Daivaradhane have opposed the worship of the Tulunadu deity Koragajja in other parts of the state and claimed that after the release of the blockbuster ‘Kantara’, people are doing these things for money and not out of devotion.

Koragajja Daivakola in Coastal Karnataka

Tulunadu deity Koragajja’s daivakola will be held in Doddaballapur for the first time on November 27. In a telephonic conversation between a coastal Karnataka resident and a Chikkaballapur woman, she claimed that Koragajja came to her in her dream and said that he will settle in her place. She also said that she had found the holy stone. She also mentioned that the family members have organised Koragajja Daivakola and sought funding to arrange the inauguration of a shrine.

Koragajja daivasthana in Doddaballapur.

Residents of coastal Karnataka have claimed that since Kantara’s release, people in other parts of the state have exploited their faith and devotion to make money. The residents are following certain rituals, and Nagaradhane and Daivaradhane are beliefs that have been followed for the past thousand years. They have also claimed that some traditions are followed by people in the respective areas, which should not be replicated in other parts.

“After watching the Kantara movie, people who do not know about Daivaradhane have started to follow the traditions, and this is wrong. Daivaradhane has a history of more than a thousand years, and certain rituals are necessary to be followed. When we do daivaradane, we first go to the village deity and offer prayers. It is a tradition to make an offering before the deity. There are certain rituals that need to be followed before Daivakola. People from the village come together to do Daivakola”, said Purushottam Salian, a devotee.

Purushottam Salian, a daiva worshipper.

“In the name of Daivakola, people from other parts of the state are planning to make some money, which is against our beliefs. Anyone can be a devotee, but to organise Daivakola and follow rituals is difficult because nothing should go wrong. Daivaradhane is connected to ancestry as well. People from other places are given importance during Daivakola. Some things have hurt our emotions and beliefs and this is not a good development”, he added.