The term gorava refers to men and women devotees of God Mylara Lingeshwara who have taken a special vow and dress in the traditional overcoat and headgear, and beat a damroo shouting "Elukoti.. Elukoti.
The term gorava refers to men and women devotees of God Mylara Lingeshwara who have taken a special vow and dress in the traditional overcoat and headgear, and beat a damroo shouting "Elukoti..
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
India
Placed on record in India.
03 · How it is doing
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The term gorava refers to men and women devotees of God Mylara Lingeshwara who have taken a special vow and dress in the traditional overcoat and headgear, and beat a damroo shouting "Elukoti..
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Sources on this page place Gorava in India.
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The term gorava refers to men and women devotees of God Mylara Lingeshwara who have taken a special vow and dress in the traditional overcoat and headgear, and beat a damroo shouting "Elukoti.. Elukoti. Elukoti.", meaning seven crores - the number of Goravas Mailara, armed with a bow and arrows, took to battle against a demon, Mallasura and his brother. They also dance in ritualistic warrior-like dance called the Goravara Kunitha, which involves use of a small damaru in one hand and a flute in other. Goravas wear a headgear made of bear hair.
It is customary in most villages of Karnataka to bring young children in front of the Goravas to get their blessing and to allay the fears of children.
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gorava”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
Gorava is Name of a Kuruba ritual, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 1
