Beerannalavaru Hakku Patras. This art-form is similar to Oggu Kathas but the artists who perform these art forms do not share inter communal relation either in marriage or sharing the dining habits. Hence, they could be differentiated as another community. But the content of ballad is similar. Be...
Contributor / Caste / Performance: Beerannalavaru. Medium of original material: copper plate. Dimensions: height 55 cm, width 20 cm. On the front side of the plate there are two round faced women, who resemble Moon and Sun. A small Shiva Linga on pranamattam and in the middle of plate is a sketch...
Korrajulu Hakku Patras. Korraju is a sub caste of Nayakapodu tribe, inhabited in the Adilabad district area. They are known for singing ‘Padmanayaka Vrittantam, which is their caste mythological narrative. They visit, assigned villages in every three years to collect their Hakku (honorarium). The...
Contributor / Caste / Performance: Korraju. Medium of original material: copper plate. Description of material: Korrajulu own a painted scroll and a copper plate as deeds. Dimensions: height 15 cm, width 12 cm. On the front side of the copper plate are carved Nandi, Sun, Moon, Shiva Lingam, a fis...
Enuti Hakku Patras. Enuti and Gowdajatti these two sub castes are dependent castes of Gowda caste. Gowds are Toddy tapers. These two castes are having painted scrolls called patams. They also have copper plates separately. The caste mythological stories continue for five days at a streatch. Their...
Contributor / Caste / Performance: Enuti. Medium of original material: paper document. Description of material: This paper document was written recently on 10 Mar 1971. The executors of this deed of right are Akula Venkataiah and Akula Somaiah they have endorsed the deed with their thumb impressi...