Igguthappa
Igguthappa is an important deity for the people of Kodagu, especially of the Kodava and Kodagu Arebhashe Gowda people, and is known as their Lord of rains and crops. He is also their Maha Guru (chief preceptor). His main shrine, known as Paadi Igguthappa (12°16′18″N 75°37′48″E / 12.2716°N 75.6299°E), is in Kakkabe, Kodagu, Karnataka, India. The temple, located atop a hill in a forested area in Kakkabe, has been in existence since 1153.
Legend has it that in ancient times from what is now Kerala arrived seven celestial children. 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 temple of the first brother is now famous as the Rajarajeshwara Temple in Tali Paramba. The Trichambaram Temple of the second brother is now famous as the Krishna temple in Taliparamba. The third temple is well known as the Vidyanatha temple of Kanjirangad. The remaining three brothers with their sister moved towards Kodagu.
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