Price of beauty: Tulu daiva Subbiyamma Guliga
The folk story behind the worshipping of Tulu deity Subbiyamma Guliga
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Dr Lakshmi G Prasad
Translation by Aravinda Bhat
Subbiyamma Guliga is one of the deities worshipped in Tulu Nadu. With the help and grace of Guliga, Panjurli, Chamundi, Malaraaya and others, many deities have been created throughout Tulu Nadu.
But how did Subbiyamma Guliga came to be worshipped?
Sometimes, with no fault of theirs, beautiful girls too turn into deities by their grace or misfortune. Subbiyamma is an example.
This folk story about Subbiyamma Guliga has been taken from Dr Amrithsomeshwar's Subbiyamma Paddana.
On the ghats lived Ramu Guligandar and Subbiyamma, who was quite beautiful. Ramu Guligandar sold bangles for a living. By selling bangles, they eventually reached Mangaluru.
From Mangaluru, they reached Manjeshwara in Maladi, where they decided to halt. They put up a tent, prepared food and slept.
Next day, Ramu Guligandar went to sell bangles while Subbiyamma woke up, took bath and got ready.
As there was no water, she went to fetch water from the nearby well. When she bent down, a deity named Guliga, mesmerized by her beauty, pushed her into the well. Subiyamma drowned instantly.
On returning, Ramu Guligandar searched for Subbiyamma but couldn't find her. Later, to his shock, he saw her dead body in the well.
A grieving Ramu conducted his daughters funeral. When the body was burning on the pyre, he heard Subbiyamma's saying: "I am with Guliga and I am moving".
In his Tulu Janapada Sahithya, Dr B.A Vivek Rai states, "As she was a very beautiful and since Guliga was attracted by her beauty, she is worshipped in Talappady."
What was the fault done by innocent Subbiyamma?
There are some possibilities. Some people might have tortured her and she might have committed suicide by jumping into well or accidentally she might have fallen to the well.
Whatever maybe the reason, Subbiyamma is now worshipped in many temples.
Copy rights reserved©Dr Lakshmi G Prasad
Reference 1: Tulu janapada Sahitya - Dr BA Viveka rai
2 Bhutaradhane- ondu janapadeeya adhyayana- Dr chinnappa Gowda
3 Tulu paddana samputa - Amruta someshwara
(Translation by: Aravinda Bhat)
The folk story behind the worshipping of Tulu deity Subbiyamma Guliga
Copy rights reserved
Dr Lakshmi G Prasad
Translation by Aravinda Bhat
Subbiyamma Guliga is one of the deities worshipped in Tulu Nadu. With the help and grace of Guliga, Panjurli, Chamundi, Malaraaya and others, many deities have been created throughout Tulu Nadu.
But how did Subbiyamma Guliga came to be worshipped?
Sometimes, with no fault of theirs, beautiful girls too turn into deities by their grace or misfortune. Subbiyamma is an example.
This folk story about Subbiyamma Guliga has been taken from Dr Amrithsomeshwar's Subbiyamma Paddana.
On the ghats lived Ramu Guligandar and Subbiyamma, who was quite beautiful. Ramu Guligandar sold bangles for a living. By selling bangles, they eventually reached Mangaluru.
From Mangaluru, they reached Manjeshwara in Maladi, where they decided to halt. They put up a tent, prepared food and slept.
Next day, Ramu Guligandar went to sell bangles while Subbiyamma woke up, took bath and got ready.
As there was no water, she went to fetch water from the nearby well. When she bent down, a deity named Guliga, mesmerized by her beauty, pushed her into the well. Subiyamma drowned instantly.
On returning, Ramu Guligandar searched for Subbiyamma but couldn't find her. Later, to his shock, he saw her dead body in the well.
A grieving Ramu conducted his daughters funeral. When the body was burning on the pyre, he heard Subbiyamma's saying: "I am with Guliga and I am moving".
In his Tulu Janapada Sahithya, Dr B.A Vivek Rai states, "As she was a very beautiful and since Guliga was attracted by her beauty, she is worshipped in Talappady."
What was the fault done by innocent Subbiyamma?
There are some possibilities. Some people might have tortured her and she might have committed suicide by jumping into well or accidentally she might have fallen to the well.
Whatever maybe the reason, Subbiyamma is now worshipped in many temples.
Copy rights reserved©Dr Lakshmi G Prasad
Reference 1: Tulu janapada Sahitya - Dr BA Viveka rai
2 Bhutaradhane- ondu janapadeeya adhyayana- Dr chinnappa Gowda
3 Tulu paddana samputa - Amruta someshwara
(Translation by: Aravinda Bhat)
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