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    Jumadi is a deity worshipped in southern India, particularly in the Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka and Kerala. According to legend, Jumadi took form as a combined male-female entity to vanquish a demon named Dhumasura. Jumadi emerged when Shiva and Parvati merged together in response to Parvati's uncontrollable hunger. Jumadi took on various forms to defeat all of Dhumasura's demon associates. Jumadi is worshipped by offering fruits, milk and vegetarian foods in some shrines, while blood sacrifices are made in other shrines. Jumadi is considered an important deity for the Bunt community.

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    Jumadi is a deity worshipped in southern India, particularly in the Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka and Kerala. According to legend, Jumadi took form as a combined male-female entity to vanquish a demon named Dhumasura. Jumadi emerged when Shiva and Parvati merged together in response to Parvati's uncontrollable hunger. Jumadi took on various forms to defeat all of Dhumasura's demon associates. Jumadi is worshipped by offering fruits, milk and vegetarian foods in some shrines, while blood sacrifices are made in other shrines. Jumadi is considered an important deity for the Bunt community.

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    Jumadi is a deity worshipped in southern India, particularly in the Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka and Kerala. According to legend, Jumadi took form as a combined male-female entity to vanquish a demon named Dhumasura. Jumadi emerged when Shiva and Parvati merged together in response to Parvati's uncontrollable hunger. Jumadi took on various forms to defeat all of Dhumasura's demon associates. Jumadi is worshipped by offering fruits, milk and vegetarian foods in some shrines, while blood sacrifices are made in other shrines. Jumadi is considered an important deity for the Bunt community.

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    Jumadi

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Not to be confused with Dhumavati.

    Jumadi
    Protector of humanity

    A rangoli depiction of Jumadi drawn at Jumadi saana of Belle


    Badagumane in Moodubelle, Udupi in 2008
    Devanagari

    kannada

    Affiliation

    Combined form of Shiva andParvati

    Abode

    Kailasa

    Mantra

    Om Namo Bhagawate Jumadi

    Weapon

    Kadsale(sword)

    Jumadi, also known as Dhumavathi or Xenu, is a deity worshiped particularly in the Tulu
    Nadu[1] region of Karnataka and Kerala in India. Shrines dedicated to Jumadi can be found all over
    Tulu Nadu and Kerala.[2]
    Contents
    [hide]

    1 Legend
    2 Worship
    3 See also
    4 References

    Legend[edit]
    It is believed that there was great a demon, Dhumasura, who used to eat human beings. He had
    caused entire civilizations to vanish. He had a boon whereby he could be killed only by a person who
    was a man and a woman at the same time. Devotees prayed for Lord Shiva and his
    consort Parvati to descended from mount Kailasa to vanquish the demon. On their way, Parvati felt
    uncontrollably hungry. Shiva tried to satisfy her through various means but she could not be
    satisfied. At last, Shiva told Parvati to eat him to satisfy her hunger. Goddess Parvati tried to swallow

    Shiva, but Shiva would not go beyond her throat. At that moment Shiva and Parvati merged and
    were transformed into Jumadi, a male-female form. Jumadi had the face of a man and the part
    below the throat was that of a woman. In the throat of Jumadi was the sacredlingam and Jumadi
    wore a crown of nagas (snakes). Jumadi vanquished Dhumasura and thus became known as
    Dhumavathi "the vanquisher of Dhumasura". Later, Jumadi took various other forms to vanquish
    other of Dhumasura's demon associates.

    Worship[edit]
    Jumadi is worshiped by various names like "Marlu Jumadi", "Kantaru Jumadi", "Sarala Jumadi",
    "Maley Jumadi and "Panch Jumadi", in honour of the various forms Jumadi took to vanquish all the
    demons. The first person to worship this form of Shiva and Parvati became the bunta spirit, who is
    also worshipped along with Jumadi. The worship of Jumadi is considered incomplete without
    worshipping the bunta spirit. One of the major shrines of Jumadi is in Padre near Surathkal
    Mangalore .
    Jumadi is considered a rajan-daiva (kingly spirit) and hence many members of the Bunt
    community have Jumadi as their family deity. An example is the Chowta Royal family who worship
    Jumadi at the Jumadi shrine in the palace of Mudabidri (Chowtara Aramane) and also at the shrine
    near their old palace of Puttige.[3] and also near their old palace of puttige. Jumadi is worshiped by
    the people of Tulu Nadu irrespective of caste. In some shrines, Jumadi is offered
    only Satvikkaofferings: fruits, milk and other vegetarian foods. In other shrines, Jumadi is offered the
    blood of a rooster who represents Dhumasura. Later, the rooster is eaten by the devotees
    as Prasad, or given to the pambadas the spirit impersonators.

    See also[edit]

    Ardhanarishvara
    Bhuta Kola
    Bunts
    Dhumavati, a Tantric form of Parvati where she is described to have eaten Shiva
    Nagaradhane
    Theyyam
    Tulu nadu

    References[edit]
    1.
    2.
    3.

    Jump up^ History of Tulu Nadu by Ramanand Shetty


    Jump up^ 'The land called south canara' by William Pais and Mendonca
    Jump up^ Brckner, Heidrun (2009). On an Auspicious Day, at Dawn: Studies in Tulu Culture
    and Oral Literature. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 67. ISBN 978-3-447-05916-9. Retrieved 2011-12-29.

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