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Veerashaivas welcome dalits to their house here
Chamarajanagar, April 8, DHNS
While atrocity on dalits and social boycott are creating ripples in
society, a small village in Chamarajanagar, where majority of them are
Veerashaivas, was all decked up to welcome dalits in to their houses,
on Thursday.
The dalits of Ganaganuru village visit the houses of Veerashaiva
community at Hallikerehundi in Chamarajanagar taluk, as part of
village festival, on Thursday. DH PHOTO Colourful rangolis decorated
the households and the people who had gathered gave way once the sound
of cymbal was heard accompanied by two people belonging to dalit
community entered their locality.
This was part of Bajjammadevi habba held at Hallikerehundi in the
taluk on Thursday, where the Veerahaivas worshiped dalits and
presented them with food grains.
The story goes back to 12th century when as per the directions of
social reformer Basavanna, two dalits Kembavi Bogeshwara and
Gangadhareshwara from North Karnataka entered Ganaganur. But they were
insulted by the people of upper class. It is said those insulted them
had to undergo sufferings while those respected them were spared. The
custom of inviting them and performing puja began and is still in
practice, say the locals.
Rangaswamy and Murthy of Ganaganuru smeared with black colour and
wearing garlands were the dalits who performed the ritual this year,
by entering houses of all the Veerashaiva family in the village. Dalit
leader Jayaprakash said that only two families are permitted to enter
the houses that too once in a year during the festival which has been
followed since decades.
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