These are the Hakku Patra of the Gotralavaru. ‘Gothram’ indicates the details of the sects and surnames within the same caste or community. Further details of the Gothram could be observed. People sharing the same, identical Gothram are restricted to marry. It is a taboo. The ancestral history of...
Contributor / Caste / Performance: Gotralavaru. Medium of original material: copper plate. Description of material: ‘Gothram’ indicates the details of the sects and surnames within the same caste or community. Further details of the Gothram could be observed. People sharing the same, identical Go...
Addapu Vaaru Hakku Patras – a sub-caste of Mangali (Nayee Brahmin) are professional narrators of Addapu Katha. Based on a painted scroll (patam), they describe the history of origin and evolution of Mangali caste, which is their patron caste. As per Aadipurana, a seer called Sumangali did penance...
Contributor / Caste / Performance: Addapu Vaaru . Medium of original material: copper plate. Dimensions: height 15 cm, width 10 cm. It is scripted on the both sides. This plate is cut into three major parts on the top of the plate are two Nandis with a Shivalingam.