Belle Badagumane (Belle)

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Branch House of Mallar Guthu,Kaup.It is one of the five Chief Land owning Bunt Families of Moodubelle.Other being Belle Melmane, Belle Kelamane, Belle Moodumane and Belle Padumane.The members of all the five houses share common ancestry.Maintenance and administration of various temples in Moodubelle is the collective responsibility of the these five houses.Dhumavati is the patron deity of the house.It is said to have followed the family members from Mallar Guthu.
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Coordinates:   13°17'9"N   74°47'47"E

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  • Belle Badagumane family is descended from Jain Ballala rulers of Yerdanadu Aramane. One branch of the Yerdanadu Ballala who were Jains converted to Shaivism and settled in Belle and came to be known as Belle Ballala. The Belle Ballala family has 5 branch houses in Belle and Badagumane is one of them. The 5 houses owned roughly 2000 acres of land collectively in feudal times. The family worships Mahalingeshwara and Suryanarayana of Moodubelle Temple established by their ancestress Bolle Ballalthi along with Pattada Rajan Daiva Kanthar Jumadi and Kunjar Devi as their clan deities.
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