Why Koragajja is famous and he is being Worshipped in coastal Karnataka
One of the most worshipped Daiva throughout Tulunadu (Coastal Karnataka and upper Kerala Region) is koragajja . Anything which is lost, any work to be done or any issue to be solved; first and foremost, people recall this divine Power. Koraga thaniya is the historical figure and not a mythical creation. Dravidian of Indian worship their ancestors, who did extraordinary things for the greater good to their community. Due to which they were recognized and worshipped by their later descendants, This tradi Meaning: Koraga thaniya who is popularly called koragajja. Here " Koraga " is the community name and " Ajja " is usually called for old male elderly citizen in tulu. Even though he attained divinity during his middle age; people started calling him Ajja because of love and affection towards him. Intellectuals who knows much more about Tulunadu culture like dayananda kattalsar tells us that koragajja is "gyana vraddha" instead of "vayo vraddha" t