CUKKEMANE

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Saravu Cukkemane

This episode is based on the information provided by C.V.Shankar, aged about 50 years, former Principal of DAV Public Schools at various places and now Arecanut farmer at Pelathottu, Mavinakatte Post, Bantwal taluk – 574324, Dakshina Kannada.

SARAVU CUKKEMANE

Kukke Linga Bhat is the oldest name remembered by the present generation here. After him they know one Krishna Bhat. He had two sons namely Shankara and Venkataramana. Shankara built the present house at Saravu. The construction details inscribed on the upper portion of the main door of the House are: “Samvatsara 1866, Roudranama samvatsara phalguna shudda pravesha. Sadri mane kattida kharchu rupayee 1000 shri shri”

This house is also known as Uyyale mane. Seetharama and Gopala are the present residents of this ancestral house. Our ancestor’s Kuladevaru was Durgaparameshwari prior to their migration to Saravu from Sagara or Gokarna. Our forefathers on assurance to Lakshmi Narasimha of Kukke Subramanya accepted Him as Kuladevaru of Cukkemane. But even now at our Saravu house Narasimha is worshipped as Mane Devaru in the Noon and Durgaparameshwari is worshipped as Kuladevaru at Night. Saravu Seetharama and Gopala carry on the Pooja at the Saravu house under the guidance of Saravu Ram Bhat with elaborate rituals of a Temple. Many members of our family visit this ancestral house with devotion and respect. Seetharama and his family members receive the visitors with warmth and affection.

The successive members of the Saravu Cukkemane partitioned their property and settled at different places. They have different surnames used according to the partition of their properties. They are S-Saravu, S.K -Saravu Karekkadu, C – Cukkemane, K –Kukkemane. Some of the family members have migrated to Dharmasthala, Sampaje, Puttur and one descendent by name Shankara was the last to migrate to Kodagu and came to Yemegundi village near Madikeri. C.V.Shankar is the grand son of Shankara. C.V. Shankar, Gopal Chokkady and his son Aravinda Chokkady are among the prominent persons who have returned to Dakshina Kannada from Kodagu.

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