Paleyanda-Palangala<\/strong><\/p>\n Paleyan\u1e0da Subbayya, one of their ancestors, had only one daughter. A Karavattira man married her (ma\u1e47\u1e47k nindiya) taking the Paleyan\u1e0da okka<\/a> name, and they too had only one daughter. She was engaged to marry a Karineravan\u1e0da man \u2013 but he did not want to take the Paleyan\u1e0da okka\u2019s name. Later a Palenga\u1e0da man married her, taking on her okka<\/a> name (ma\u1e47\u1e47k nindath) and the Paleyan\u1e0da okka<\/a> continued. However they intermarry with Palenga\u1e0da and have no pole thale with them.<\/p>\n Another version of the story: The Karineravan\u1e0da man who was engaged to marry the Paleyan\u1e0da girl died, after which the Palenga\u1e0da man married her.<\/p>\n Yet another version of the story: Veeraraja had set his eyes on Karotira\/Karavattira Bopu Diwan\u2019s sister. On hearing this, the Diwan<\/a> got his sister married to a Kodava man in a hurry. But the king\u2019s soldiers intercepted the wedding party as it was going to the bridegroom\u2019s house with the bride, killed the bridegroom and took the girl to the palace. When she became pregnant, the king sent her away. This lady had two children, one of whom, a son, ma\u1e47\u1e47k nindiya in two okkas<\/a> \u2013 Paleyan\u1e0da and Allan\u1e0da. When his Paleyan\u1e0da wife died, he married again and had a daughter who carried the Paleyan\u1e0da okka<\/a> name, because her father had taken that name. A Palenga\u1e0da man married her (ma\u1e47\u1e47k nindiya), and the Paleyan\u1e0da okka<\/a> continued through them.<\/p>\n Paleyanda-Nalkeri<\/strong><\/p>\n Karanava Muthannajja went to Ka\u1ecaeghat in Kerala and meditated on Ku\u1ecaiya, standing neck-deep in water in a tank. When Ku\u1ecaiya appeared before him, Muthanna asked him to establish himself in his land in Kodagu and make it fertile. Ku\u1ecaiya warned Muthanna that he was difficult to please and very demanding of his worshippers. But Muthanna was unafraid and prayed that he come. Three years later, Muthanna went to Ka\u1ecaeghat again and meditated on Ku\u1ecaiya. When Ku\u1ecaiya appeared before him he asked if he was satisfied with his worship. Ku\u1ecaiya said he was, except for one thing that was lacking. He asked Muthanna to establish goddess Bhadraka\u1ecai in Nalkeri and worship her too. Muthanna did that and planted a stone in Bhadraka\u1ecai\u2019s name. His okka became the Deva thakka of Bhadraka\u1ecai. About 20 years ago the okka pooled their resources, collected funds from various sources (including the Government) and built the Bhadraka\u1ecai temple where they installed an image of Bhadrak\u0101\u1ecai.<\/p>\n Muthannajja was honest and bold. He refused to be subservient to the Raja, Angered by that, the King wanted to get him killed. But the king\u2019s astrologer warned him that Muthanna could not be overpowered in a straight fight during the day. He could only be killed at twilight if attacked from behind. Muthanna was very fond of his sister who was married to the Kethira okka<\/a> in Bethri and would visit her every evening. One evening, when he was returning from visiting her, the king\u2019s men lay in wait for him and attacked him from the back and cut off his head. To their horror they found that the head disappeared after being cut. The villagers took the headless body to their balyamane and went in search of the head, but with no success. The next day, when it was time for cremation, they decided to pray to Ku\u1ecaiya at his sthana, which was more than a km. away from where Muthanna was attacked. When they reached there they found the head lying on top of the Ku\u1ecaiya stone. That is why on the day of Karanang kodpa, they cut a chicken and offer it to Ku\u1ecaiya first before cooking it to offer as meedi<\/a> to the karanava.<\/p>\n Their ancestor, Appayyajja, great-grandson of karanava Muthannajja, was a General in the Raja\u2019s army. He was a man of principles. When the Mysore Raja sought the Kodagu Raja\u2019s help during a conflict, he was deputed to Mysore and helped the king there. Pleased with that, the Mysore Raja gave him a gift \u2013 but Muthannajja refused it, saying he had only performed his duty.<\/p>\n Appayyajja was a good shot and used to kill deer and other game with an ajinira thiri thok (match-lock gun made of wood of the Ajini tree, lit with wicks to ignite the gun-powder in the barrel). Once, when a tiger attacked and killed many of the Raja\u2019s cattle, the Raja asked Appayyajja to kill the tiger. During the hunt, the king\u2019s men beat drums to drive the wild animals in the forest towards the hunters. Appayya took aim at a tiger cub and shot it. That enraged the tiger which chased him up a tree and mauled his leg. He was taken to the gayath mane (nursing home), but became worse. When they knew that he would not survive, he was taken to Pan\u1e0dan\u1e0da\u1e47e mand in Murna\u1e0d where the Raja asked him for his last wishes. Appayya asked that members of his okka<\/a> should not be required to work as chavadikara (menials in his palace) or provide the king\u2019s men liquor, meat etc., (as was the practice then) when the Raja camped in their area. The Raja agreed to this. Appayya also asked for a house. Appayya died without any children. The king got the ainmane built for Appayya\u2019s brother Thimmayya and he who continued the okka<\/a>.<\/p>\nMoolapurusha<\/a><\/h2>\n