Panar (Kundapura)
The Panar (singular Pana) are a community found mainly in various districts of
Udupi District, India.[1]
The Panar are classified as
paddanas (folk songs), mainly in their native Kannada, and also in Tulu languages
.
Origin and Etymology
They claim to have originated from the Tulu-speaking Nalike/Panar of
Tulunadu region of Karnataka.[1] The name "pana" comes from the word "pan" which means "song" and Panan of Kerala, who are also called panar in Kerala are by and large identical with this caste.[citation needed] The Panan caste is classified as a scheduled caste in Kerala state.[4]
Chikku cult
The Panar community are specialised in performing a religious cult devoted to Chikku, a group of spirits, by singing folk songs combined with dance, which are spirits widely believed and prayed to by common people in coastal districts. The songs sung by the Panar community in the
Siri Paddana songs of the Tulu language.[1]
They also perform bhootha nruthya which is similar to the "spiritual dance" practiced by the
Panan community of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.[5] In Tamil Nadu, the women bards and dancers belonging to the "panar" community were called "viraliyar" as mentioned in Sangam literature.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Peter J., Claus. "Text Variability and Authenticity in Siri cult". class.csueastbay.edu. Retrieved 10 September 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "List of Karnataka Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) | Lopol.org". www.lopol.org. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Status of Scheduled Castes in Karnataka" (PDF). www.im4change.org.
- ^ "The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes orders (Amendment) Act, 1956" (PDF). Indian Christians. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Thurston, Edgar; Rangachari, K. (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Madras: Government Press. p. 68. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ISBN 9788131711200. Retrieved 11 September 2012 – via Google Books.