Vanhikula Kshatriya Identity

“VANHIKULA KSHATRIYA IDENTITY”
– A STUDY
NYMISHA YADATI
REGISTER NO. 1530930
RESEARCH GUIDE: DR. S.P. VAGISHWARI
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
● When and why did ‘Vanhikula Kshatriyas’ migrate to Bangalore from

Tamil Nadu?
● What are the major traditions and rituals followed by the community
and how do they establish their identity in the society?
● What changes did the community undergo with urbanization of
Bangalore?
RESEARCH GAP
● Absence of compiled versions of the legends related to community
history
● Less focus on present social, economic and political position of the
community.
● Minimal focus on urbanization leading to loss of land linked to
community identity.
Excellence and Service
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KARAGA – HEAD DRESS

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
●Cultural history of the community – origin, migration, festivals,

political and economic status affecting their identity.
●Subaltern approach – The study of ordinary people.
METHODOLOGY
● Qualitative techniques
● Field work
● Interviews (oral narrations)

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LITERATURE SURVEY
BOOKS
● Landscapes of urban memory : The sacred and civic culture in India’s High
tech city” : Smriti Srinivas
● Subaltern sports: politics and sports in south Asia : HJ Mills
● The cult of Draupadi: on Hindu rituals and goddess : Alf Hiltebeitel
● Draupdi among Rajputs, Muslims and Dalits: Rethinking India’s oral and
classical epics : Alf Hiltebeitel
● Castes and tribes of southern India volume 5 : Thurston.E, Rangachari.K
● Castes and tribes of southern India volume 6 : Thurston.E, Rangachari.K

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ARTICLES
● Unruly commons: contestations around Sampangi lake in Bangalore : Hita

Unnikrishnan
● Tracing the impact of Bangalore’s urbanization on its wetlands with a case

study of Sampangi Lake : Fathima Samana and Gopinath Rajesh
● Rituals and the participation of urban form: Informal and formal image
making : Sukanya Krishnamurthy
● Draupadi in folk performances and sculptural representations : Sakshi soni

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CHAPTERISATION
S.No CONTENTS
1. CHAPTER1 - Introduction
2. CHAPTER 2 – Vanhikula kshatriyas - origin and migration
3. CHAPTER 3 - Draupadi - the cult goddess and the procession
4. CHAPTER 4 - Political and economic identity of Tigalas
5. CHAPTER 5 – Conclusion

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S.No Contents
6. End notes
7. Glossary
8. Annexure
Annexure1 : direct interviews and gift deed forms

Annexure 2 : pictures
Annexure 3 : pamphlets
Annexure 4 : list of pictures and maps
9. Bibliography

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SCOPE OF THE STUDY
● Culture specific to Bangalore - similar cultures in regions of Tamil

Nadu not a part of the study.
● Draupadi cult - similar cults of female goddesses like Yellamma,

Ankalamma is not a part of the study.

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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
1.1- Research Questions
1.2- Research Gap
1.3- Limitations Of The Study
1.4- Research Methodology
1.5- Sources
1.6- Chapterization:

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CHAPTER 2- VANHIKULA KSHATRIYAS - ORIGIN AND

MIGRATION
2.1-Introduction- Community
building – response to need and
Cult formation – Unique
surnames
2.2 -Vanhikula, Agnikula,

Shambhukula – belong to same
group – adopted different names
2.3 -Territorial Connections -

Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu DRAUPADI IDOL IN
DHARMARAYA TEMPLE
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2.4 -Legends of Origin- Folklore

and history
2.5 -Vanhikula Kshatriya in

Various Kingdoms - peasant
warriors
2.6 -Waves of Migration to

Bangalore
2.7 -Tigala as a Community of

Bangalore - Identified as
gardeners
VANNIYAR BORN OF YAGNA
KUNDA
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Source of Threat
Surapadman/Vatapi and Entapi

{Demons}
Brahma Shiva Parvati
Directs Murgan to
Directs Jambhava Creates
destroy
Mahamuni to perform Kamakshi= fire
Surapadman,
Yaga
Murgan gets
trapped
Fire born= Rudra
Vanniyar (destroyer
Born- Rudra Vannirya Approaches of demons)
(destroyer of Demons) Parvati
Born-
Shambhuvaryan
(destroyer of demon)
Marries Indra’s daughters
Five sons: Rudra, Brahma, Krishna , Kai,Shambhuva— descendents are Vanhikula

Kshatriya.
FLOW CHART

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REFERENCES
• Ali, R. (2017, 11 26). Twakkal mastaan shah dargah. (Y. nymisha,

Interviewer)
• Chandra, R. (2017, 11 3). karaga. (n. yadati, Interviewer)
• E.Sreedharan. (2004). A Textbook of Historiography 500BC to 2000AD. In

E.Sreedharan, A Textbook of Historiography 500BC to 2000AD (p. 493).
Noida: Orient Blackswan.
• Early, A. (2011). The First Spring: The Golden Age Of India. New Delhi:
Penguin Publication.
• Edgar Thurston, K. R. (1975). Castes and Tribes of Southern India Volume

6. New Delhi: Cosmos Publication.

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• Gustav, O. (1998). Original inhabitants of Bharatavarsha. New Delhi: Asian

Educational Service. Heilteitel, A. (1991). The cult of Draupadi
Mythologies: from Gingee to Kurukshetra. New Delhi: University of
Chicago.
• K.S.Singh. (1998). India's communities. New Delhi: Oxford university press.
• King, R. (2011). Theories and Typologies of Migration: An overview.

Sweden: Malmo institute for studies of migration,diversity and welfare.
• Nanjundayya. (1931). Mysore Tribes and Castes Volume 4. Mysore: Mysore

University.
• Ravichandra, A. (2012). Bangalore multipicity. bangalore: gangarams.

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• Robb, P. (2011). A History of India. New York: Palgrave macmilan.
• Srinivas, S. (2004). Landscapes of Urban Memory: The sacred and the civic
in India's High-Tech city.Hyderabad: Orient Longman.
• Swamy, A. (2017). Karaga . (N. yadati, Interviewer)
• Thurston, E. (2001). Caste and Tribes of South India. New Delhi: Asian
Educational Services.

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DHARMARAYA
TEMPLE :
TIGALARAPETE

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CHAPTER 3 - DRAUPADI - THE CULT GODDESS AND THE

PROCESSION
3.1 –Introduction- Manifestation
through festival- Karaga Jatre
3.2 -Karaga Jatre and Procession –

Economic- political - social,
cultural integration - Civic ritual
3.3 -Twakkal Mastaan Shah Dargah

link between Muslim and Tigala
community
3.4 -Priest and the Veerakumaras –

incarnation of Draupadi and
protectors PRIEST CARRYING KARAGA

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3.5 -Draupadi, Adhishakti and
Karaga as Representation
3.6 -Garadimane and Strict

Physical Fitness - Traditional
gym
3.7 -Potturaju as a Deity Of

Tigalas - link with
Mahabharata – Agnayatavasa
and Kurukshetra
3.8 -Comparative Study of

Draupadi in Vyasa’s Narration
and in Folklore VEERAKUMARAS
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REFERENCES
• Ali, R. (2017). twakkal mastaan shah dargah. (Y. nymisha, Interviewer)
• Borghart, N. B. (2010). Bhaktin's Theory Of Literary Chronotope. Beligium:

Academia press.
• Chandra, R. (2017). karaga. (n. yadati, Interviewer)
• De, A. (2008). Multiple city Writings. New Delhi: Penguin Publications.
• Dutt, M. (2004). Mahabharata. New Delhi: Parimal Publication.
• Ford, J. (2012). Fire:The element of Nature of Draupad. Jstor , 48-50.
• Jaypal, M. (1971). The story of the city. Bangalore: Eco books.

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• Kosambi, D. (2008). An Introduction to the Study of Indian History.

Bombay: Prakashan publication.
• Krishnamurthy, S. (2015). Rituals and the participation of urban forms:

informal and formal image making processes:. urbino, Italy: RC21.
International Conference.
• Mill, J. H. (2005). Subaltern Sports: Politics and Sports In South Asia.

London: Anthem South Asian Studies.
• Raj, T. (Director). (2001). Karaga Shaktiutsava [Motion Picture].
• Sakshi, S. (2015). Draupadi In Folk Performances and Sculptural

Representation. The Delhi University Journal OF Humanaties and Social
Sciences , 25-40.

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in India's High-Tech city. Hyderabad:Orient Longman
• Staff. (2014). About Karaga festival. Retrieved january 27, 2018, from
Bengaluru Karaga: http://www.bengalurukaraga.com/contact.html
• Staff. (2010, october 2nd ). Ayodhya Verdict THe Day After. Times Of India
• Swamy, A. (2017). Karaga . (N. yadati, Interviewer)
• Raj, T. (Director). (2001). Karaga Shaktiutsava [Motion Picture].
• R.Ponnu, D. (2010). Fire Walking: A folk religious cult of India. Mythic

society , 7-21.
• William, G. M. (2003). Handbook Of Hindu Mythology. New York: Oxford

University

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KARAGA
BEARER

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CHAPTER 4 - POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IDENTITY OF

TIGALAS
4.1 -Introduction –
Urbanisation – loss of
green land
4.2 -Warrior Peasants
4.3 -Vanhikula Kshatriyas or

Tigalas as OBC
Community - in Karnataka
and Tamil Nadu
LAND UTILIZATION

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4.4 -Urbanisation and Loss of

Land
4.5 -Sampangi Tank to

Kanteerava Stadium-
Tragedy of Commons
KANTEERAVA STADIUM

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HISTORICAL AND PRESENT EXTENT OF THE SAMPANGI TANK

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REFERENCES
• Correspondent, S. (2002, January 25th). Krishna woos Tigala Voters. The

Times Of India .
• Government. (2014). Centers list of OBC for Karnataka. New Delhi:

Government publication: http://ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/karnataka.pdf.
• Hardin, G. (1968). The tragedy of commons. Jstor , 1243-1248.
• KB.Suri. (1970). Impact of a growing Metropilis. Economic and Political

Weekly , 16.
• Munslow, A. (2006). The routledge companion to Historical studies. New

York: Routledge publication.
• Nagendra & Unnikrishnan, H. U. (2014). Unruly commons: Contestations

around Sampangi Lake in Bangalore. New Delhi: Nehru Memorial Museum
library.
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• Pyakuryal, K. N. (2001). Weberian Model of Social Stratification: A

Viewpoint [digital image].
http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/229129 Samna & Gopinath.
(2012). Tracing the impact of Bangalore's urbanisation on its wetlands with a
case study on sampangi lake. International journal of environment, ecology,
family and urban studies , 23-28.
• Staff. (2014, september 10). Geo-visualisation of Urbanisation in Greater

Bangalore. Retrieved January 15, 2018, from Geospatial world:
https://www.geospatialworld.net/article/geo-visualisation-of-urbanisation-
in-greater-bangalore/
• Staff reporter. (2016, september 28). Quota has not helped anyone. The
Hindu:
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Quota-
hasnt-helped-anyone-Kumaraswamy/ article14772905.ece staff. (2017, july
18). Bangalore's looming water crisis. The Hindu.(n.d) .
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in India's High-Tech city. Hyderabad:Orient Longman.
• Usha. (2017, February 28). Lake to a stadium- Sampangi Lake’s journey.

Bangalore, Karnataka, India:
:https://unhurriedtales.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/lake-to-a-stadium-
sampangi-lakes-journey/
• Venkatachalapthy, A. (2011). Caste and Religion in Colonial South India.

Kundili: Primus publication.

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CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSION
● Community integration
with mainstream culture –
Ganesha, Mutyallamma,
Dasa avatara
● Community integration
with Bangalore folk culture
– Yellamma, Annmma
MAINSTREAM GODDESSES
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DASHAAVATARA
IDOLS PLACED
IN TEMPLE

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REFERENCES
• Pawar, D. (2014, July 2010). Visit To Dharmaraya Temple. Bangalore ,

Karnataka, India: http://dgvpawar.blogspot.in/2014/07/visit-to-dharmaraya-
swamy-temple.html?m=0
• Staff. (2008, august 2nd). Postal cover on karaga released. The Hindu .
• Staff. (2017, october 9). A saviour called annamma devi. Bangalore Mirror :
http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/ bangalore/others/bangalore/ others
/a-saviour-called-annamma-devi/articleshow/60995766.cms
• Tippaiah, P. (2005). Floriculture in karnataka. Bangalore: Agriculture

development and rural transformation unit.

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GLOSSARY
1.Adishakti : It is an Avatara/incarnation of a goddesses to kill a demon
2. Alaguseve: It is a tradition followed in Karaga celebrations, where the

Veerakumaras beat themselves with swords as a service to Draupadi.
3. Annals school: A school of thought that developed in 20th century and they
give due importance to cultural history and move away from the traditional
method of historiography that is elitist and political.
4. Chronotope: It is literary theory put forward by Bhaktin. The word is a

combination of two words chronology and topography
5. Chaitra Poornima: Full moon day in the month of Chaitra

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6. Cult: A community that channelizes its worship to a single deity
7. Deductive reasoning: General statements are used to make specific

observations
8. Dombars: The Dombars were acrobats by profession.
9. Dwaja Aarohana: Hoisting of the flag at the beginning of a festival
10. Dwarapalakas: Gate guardians
11. Ganachari: sub head of the community council of Tigalas
12. Gante pujari: Head of the community council
13. Garadimane: Traditional gyms, where the Priest and the Veerakumaras are
trained

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14. Gouda: Proficient in rules and regulations of the Tigala community
15. Grama devata: The local goddesses
16. Historical Synthesis: It is a concept connected to Speculative philosophy,

where it looks into the idea of causality and recognizes three factors that
drive history they are: contingency, necessity and logic.
17. Inductive logic: General observations are made using specific statements.
18. Jatre: It is a platform of integration of several groups in terms of the cultural,

economic and political sphere.
19. Khidtmatdaar: Head of the Dargah

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20. Negative interpretative criticism: Negative interpretative criticism is a

branch of Hermeneutics that advocates bringing out the true meaning of a
text and the conditions in which it was created to eliminate all the biases.
21. Ommabttu bakili: nine corridors of the Karaga procession
22. Panchabhuta: The five elements of earth- air, water, fire,soil, sky
23. Pucari songs: Folk tradition that involves local tamil songs on Draupadi and
the Pandavas. It is a folk version of Mahabharata
24. Pujari: Priest
25. Pukkuli pit: Flower pit
26. Terekuttu: It is a folk version of Mahabharata narrating the story of

Pandavas and Draupadi
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27. Upanama: Surnames
28. Veerakumaras: According to the mythology the are protectors of Draupadi.

At present they perform major role in Karaga Jatre.
29. Yagna Kunda: The fire pit

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ANNEXURE 1

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ANNEXURE 2
KARAGA POSTER: BILEKAHALLI CELEBRATION

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SMALL SCALE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DURING JATRE

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SMALL SCALE
ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY
DURING
JATRE

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DRAUPADI
PALLIKI IN
BILEKAHALLI

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HASI KARAGA:
WITHOUT
FLORAL
DECORATION

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ANNEXURE 3 : PAMPHLETS Deemed to be University

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ANNEXURE 4
LIST OF PICTURES AND MAPS USED IN ALL THE CHAPTERS
CHAPTER 2:
PICTURE LIST
FIGURE DESCRIPTION
Figure 2.1 Horseman sprang from the Yaga depicted on the cover
page of the book
Figure 2.2 Shiva Parvati on Draupadi Ratha
Figure 2.3 Rudra Vanniyar and the Vannikula Kshatriya – flow

chart

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CHAPTER 3:
PICTURE LIST
FIGURE DESCRIPTION
Figure 3.1 Economic activities in the Jatre
Figure 3.2 Dharmaraya Devastana –epigraph
Figure 3.3 Dharmaraya temple in Tigalarpete and the Rayagopura.
Figure 3.4 Veerakumaras as protectors of Adishakti
Figure 3.5 Swords carved on the temple pillar as a symbolism of Alaguseve

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Figure 3.6 The rhythmic movement with hand and leg coordination
Figure 3.7 Priest carrying the Hasi Karaga
Figure 3.8 Draupadi emerging from fire depicted in the Dharmaraya

Devastana
Figure 3.9 Pujari carrying Karaga and the heavy jasmine decoration on
Karaga
Figure 3.10 Anjaneya depicted in the Dharmaraya Temple – god of
Veerakumaras
Figure 3.11 The left most idol represents Potturaju Swamy

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CHAPTER 4: PICTURE LIST
FIGURE DESCRIPTION
Figure 4.1 Sampanginagar Lake with Kanteerava stadium in

background
MAP LIST
MAP DESCRIPTION
Map 4.1 Decline in Vegetation and Water Bodies

Map 4.2 Sampangi Tank location
Map 4.3 Historical and present extent of the Sampangi tank

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CHAPTER 5 : PICTURE LIST
FIGURE DESCRIPTION
Figure 5.1 Ganesha and Mutyalamma shrines attached to the main temple
Figure 5.2 Ganesha Sankhasta Chaturti pamphlet
Figure 5.3 Dashaavatara Idols placed in temple
Figure 5.4 Hindu and Folk goddesses on temple wall
Figure 5.5 Dharmaraya and Draupadi idols

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“VANHIKULA KSHATRIYA IDENTITY”

RESEARCH GUIDE: DR. S.P. VAGISHWARI

MISSION VISION CORE VALUES

● When and why did ‘Vanhikula Kshatriyas’ migrate to Bangalore from

KARAGA – HEAD DRESS

Excellence and Service

●Cultural history of the community – origin, migration, festivals,

Excellence and Service

● Subaltern sports: politics and sports in south Asia : HJ Mills

● The cult of Draupadi: on Hindu rituals and goddess : Alf Hiltebeitel

● Castes and tribes of southern India volume 5 : Thurston.E, Rangachari.K

● Castes and tribes of southern India volume 6 : Thurston.E, Rangachari.K

Excellence and Service

● Unruly commons: contestations around Sampangi lake in Bangalore : Hita

● Tracing the impact of Bangalore’s urbanization on its wetlands with a case

● Draupadi in folk performances and sculptural representations : Sakshi soni

Excellence and Service

2. CHAPTER 2 – Vanhikula kshatriyas - origin and migration

3. CHAPTER 3 - Draupadi - the cult goddess and the procession

4. CHAPTER 4 - Political and economic identity of Tigalas

Excellence and Service

Annexure1 : direct interviews and gift deed forms

Excellence and Service

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

● Culture specific to Bangalore - similar cultures in regions of Tamil

● Draupadi cult - similar cults of female goddesses like Yellamma,

Excellence and Service

1.1- Research Questions

1.2- Research Gap

1.3- Limitations Of The Study

1.4- Research Methodology

Excellence and Service

CHAPTER 2- VANHIKULA KSHATRIYAS - ORIGIN AND

2.2 -Vanhikula, Agnikula,

2.3 -Territorial Connections -

2.4 -Legends of Origin- Folklore

2.5 -Vanhikula Kshatriya in

2.6 -Waves of Migration to

2.7 -Tigala as a Community of

Surapadman/Vatapi and Entapi

Brahma Shiva Parvati

Marries Indra’s daughters

Five sons: Rudra, Brahma, Krishna , Kai,Shambhuva— descendents are Vanhikula

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CHAPTER 3 - DRAUPADI - THE CULT GODDESS AND THE

3.2 -Karaga Jatre and Procession –

3.3 -Twakkal Mastaan Shah Dargah

3.4 -Priest and the Veerakumaras –