Halumatha

"Halumatha" is a denomination of the Hindu religion mainly followed by Kurubas and Other Backward Classes. The majority of members of Halumatha are followers of Advaita and Nature Worship.

Definition

"Halumatha" or "Palamatha" means beliefs of the protectors of the society. In Sanskrit "Pal" means protect, defend, rule, govern etc. "Matha" means group view, belief, doctrine etc.

Culture

Worshiping originated from Halumatha. Stone is the source for the soil. Soil is the source for the plants. Plants are the source for the animals. This may be the reason for worshiping Almight in Stone. Through the ages, this stone worship tradition might have lead to worshiping Shiva as Beeralingeswara, Mailara Linga, Malladevaru, Mahadeshwara, Nanjundeswara, Mallappa, Mallara, Mallikarjuna etc. Even the worshiping of shakti as Yellamma, Renuka, Chowdamma, Kariyamma, Chamundi, Bhanashankari, Gullamma etc might have come from this tradition. Even today, ancestoral worship as deities is very common. The worship of ancestors like Revanasidda, Rama, Hanuman, Krishna,Keshava, Ranganatha, EeraThimmanna, Tirupati Thimmappa, Venkateswara, Kalidasa, Siddarama, Kanakadasa etc as Devaru very much exists in Kuruba traditions. Kurubas worship Shiva and Vishnu concept of the Almighty with the equal devotion. Kuruba Sangama Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire propagated this concept during their ruling. Even the founder of Vijayanagara Empire Hakkaraya is also called Harihara-I.

References and external Links

* [http://www.dlshq.org/download/lordsiva.htm#_VPID_127 Siva and Vishnu are One and the Same.]

ee also

* Halumatha Kuruba Purana
*Dhangar