Igguthappa is a Hindu deity worshipped in Kodagu, India. [1]
Igguthappa is a Hindu deity worshipped in Kodagu, India. [1]
Legend has it that in ancient times from what is now Kerala arrived seven celestial children. [1] They were siblings, six brothers (including Igguthappa) and one sister. The first 3 brothers stayed back in Kerala in and around what is known as Kanjirath village, in Taliparamba. The eldest brother was known as Kanyaratappa (Kanyarat was a name for Kanjirath), the second was Thiruchembarappa and the third was Bendru kolappa, known by the names of the villages they settled down in and where temples were built for them. The temples built for the three brothers are now famous in Kannur in Kerala.
The remaining three brothers with their sister moved towards Kodagu. [2]
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