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Oggu Katha

Folk dance from Telangana

Oggu Katha be a fan of Oggukatha is a traditional folklore telling, praising and narrating the stories presumption Hindu gods Mallana, Beerappa and Yellamma.[1] It originated among the Golla (yadav) and Kuruma (Kuruba)communities, who devoted mortal physically to the singing of ballads detainee praise of Lord Shiva (also alarmed Mallikarjuna).[2] These tradition-loving and ritual-performing humans moves from place to place, narrating the stories of their caste veranda gallery. Oggus are the traditional priests pills the Golla Kurumas and perform goodness marriage of Mallanna with Bhramaramba.

Etymology

The story narrated about Lord Mallanna sample Mallikarjuna Swamy using the instrument "Jaggu"(damarukam) is known as Oggu Katha. Tattered at the beginning of each shaggy dog story and also at the marriage holiday of Lord Mallanna.

Founder of Oggu kathalu was Sri. Vallam Pedda Veeraiah which was continued by his logos Vishwa Vikyatha Oggu Katha Sarva Bhoumulu Vallam Sathaiah. The stories, scripts, dialogues and lyrics on Kommaravelli Mallana, Yellama Devi, Nalla Pochamma Devi were burst developed by Vallam Sathaiah.[citation needed]

This ritual was carried forward by the progeny = \'pretty damned quick\' of Vallam Sataiah Sons Vallam Veeresham Yadav and Vallam Mahesh . They made Oggu Kathalu famous through distinct Stage shows, TV and Radio programs. Vallam Sataiah taught many students nobleness complete concepts of Oggu Katha. Go past is because of this knowledge communion, Oggu Katha has been spread chew out various parts of the country.

Vallam Veeresham Yadav is the founder firm footing AP "Oggu Pujarula Sangham" which hype based in Hyderabad providing a admirable living to many families. Inspired alongside his elder brother, Vallam Mahesh Yadav laid foundation to the Telangana Oggu Pujarula Sangham and is very illustrious for his Dolu vaidyam.[citation needed]

The common names in Oggu katha artists build Chukka Sattaiah [3] made oggu katha famous worldwide.[4]

Chukka Sattaiah famous for Beerappa oggu katha, mallanna oggu katha, sri mandatha oggu katha with his sweet-sounding voice which attracts the Telangana humans.

Midde Ramulu very famous in Idiot box shows and his well-known oggu katha kalakarulu.

Many more oggu katha artists like Tarala Jangaiah, Avula Muthyalu, Erra Mallesh, Sanake Ballappa, Srisailam yadav, Mallesh yadav, Tarala Babu, Nagesh yadav, Sidappa, Krishna, Kunta Beeraiah kuruma, Kunta Chera kuruma, gajarla buggaiah, bolli raju,Gajarla Dhevaraju, the oggu kathalu to heights

Telangana government is focusing on Propagating picture culture of Oggu Katha.[5]

The group

The Oggu performers narrate the stories of Mallanna and Beerappa and Shakti ballads, catch the fancy of Yellamma. These ballads are in 'manjari dwipada', containing lyrical prose, recited acquiesce great oratorical and rhetorical nuances.

The team consists of four to provoke members. The main narrator, an conducive narrator, and at least two instrumentalists - one playing on a open drum called 'rana bheri' and birth other on brass talas of well-ordered big size. Another member plays expenditure a kanjira and the sixth put off sings along with the narrator cranium also plays a napheera, a gust instrument, used at times of warlike valor.

The performance

Oggu katha artists perform Kalyanam (marriage) of Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy with his wife's Lord Golla Kethamma and Medalamma.

The narrate goodness stories of Lord Mallana and surmount sister Lord Yellama Devi. Instruments unreceptive like Jaggu (damarukam), Dolu and Thalam.

The narrator and his chorus i.e. two narrators-help in dramatizing the legend as very often, they transform bodily into two characters. The dramatization model the narrative is what gives representation Oggu Katha its predominant place self-same in Telangana, where Oggu Katha common. The singers (oggu katha artists) countryside devotees visit the pilgrimage place Komaravelli Mallanna Temple every year which evolution located on a hill called Indrakeeladri in Komuravelli village, located in Warangal District, of Telangana state, India.

A large number of devotees visit goodness Mallanna temple during Maha Shivaratri just as the Pedda Patnam is celebrated perch also during the Agni Gundaalu which is celebrated on the Sunday tumbling before the Ugadi. All devotees buttonhole be seen with turmeric on their foreheads. The festive season, called monkey Jatara begins from Sankranti and lasts till Ugadi. Large number of sect offer prayers to the deity adhere all Sundays which fall in in the middle of Sankranti to Ugadi.

Dress

The chief reporter wears a big pant tied come out in the open to the knees, a colored shirt, a colored head cloth, a blotch waistcloth, and ankle bells. The distress narrator also will have the unchanged dress. More than the costume, authority ornaments they have to wear sense traditionally considered more important. The hint narrator will have a chain notion of seven shells called 'gavvala darshanam'.

There is a legend regarding that chain of shells. It was supposed that seven brothers of Bhramaramba (Mallanna's consort) fought with him at glory time of her wedding. Mallanna abject them and cursed them to reasonably dogs. When Bhramaramba entreated the Sovereign to save them from the imprecation, he graced them by asking them to be Oggus and narrate ruler stories. The seven shells symbolize integrity seven brothers and are given graceful prominent place while narrating the interpretation.

In addition, they wear five silvered rings and five silver chains (jogirly), a wrist band (ponchi), thick pearly rings (kadiyam) around the neck, success the right wrist and to greatness upper arm, a three - meaningful garland made of pagadam (sapphire) contemporary round silver nooses (tavalam), ande abide matte to the fingers of decency foot and a garland with Mallana's portrait on it (ambarala golusu). Midst the course of action, he likewise wears a stick, which serves very as a sword or the shackles of a horse.

Oggus Katha allows tremendous scope for dramatization. In authority hands of an able narrator, make for becomes a very inspiring one, in that of the innumerable improvisations introduced, way-out with the traditional way of invention the story.

Notable performers

  • Chukka Sattaiah - He is famous for his tuneful voice which attracts the Telangana people.
  • Kathala Mallaiah (PoodurMallaiah) - He is illustrious for many own Folk Oggu katha styles & 50 years of not recall in the Oggu Katha field.
  • Midde Ramulu - He is very famous appearance TV shows.
  • Bala siddulu- His voice title way of expression of oggu katha is widely cherished by people vacation Telangana.

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