Jumadi

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Not to be confused with Dhumavati.

Jumadi
Protector of humanity

A rangoli depiction of Jumadi drawn at Jumadi saana of Belle

Badagumane in Moodubelle, Udupi in 2008
Devanagari

kannada

Affiliation

Combined form of Shiva andParvati

Abode

Kailasa

Mantra

Om Namo Bhagawate Jumadi

Weapon

Kadsale(sword)

Jumadi, also known as Dhumavathi or Xenu, is a deity worshiped particularly in the Tulu
Nadu[1] region of Karnataka and Kerala in India. Shrines dedicated to Jumadi can be found all over
Tulu Nadu and Kerala.[2]
Contents
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1 Legend
2 Worship
3 See also
4 References

Legend[edit]
It is believed that there was great a demon, Dhumasura, who used to eat human beings. He had
caused entire civilizations to vanish. He had a boon whereby he could be killed only by a person who
was a man and a woman at the same time. Devotees prayed for Lord Shiva and his
consort Parvati to descended from mount Kailasa to vanquish the demon. On their way, Parvati felt
uncontrollably hungry. Shiva tried to satisfy her through various means but she could not be
satisfied. At last, Shiva told Parvati to eat him to satisfy her hunger. Goddess Parvati tried to swallow

Shiva, but Shiva would not go beyond her throat. At that moment Shiva and Parvati merged and
were transformed into Jumadi, a male-female form. Jumadi had the face of a man and the part
below the throat was that of a woman. In the throat of Jumadi was the sacredlingam and Jumadi
wore a crown of nagas (snakes). Jumadi vanquished Dhumasura and thus became known as
Dhumavathi "the vanquisher of Dhumasura". Later, Jumadi took various other forms to vanquish
other of Dhumasura's demon associates.

Worship[edit]
Jumadi is worshiped by various names like "Marlu Jumadi", "Kantaru Jumadi", "Sarala Jumadi",
"Maley Jumadi and "Panch Jumadi", in honour of the various forms Jumadi took to vanquish all the
demons. The first person to worship this form of Shiva and Parvati became the bunta spirit, who is
also worshipped along with Jumadi. The worship of Jumadi is considered incomplete without
worshipping the bunta spirit. One of the major shrines of Jumadi is in Padre near Surathkal
Mangalore .
Jumadi is considered a rajan-daiva (kingly spirit) and hence many members of the Bunt
community have Jumadi as their family deity. An example is the Chowta Royal family who worship
Jumadi at the Jumadi shrine in the palace of Mudabidri (Chowtara Aramane) and also at the shrine
near their old palace of Puttige.[3] and also near their old palace of puttige. Jumadi is worshiped by
the people of Tulu Nadu irrespective of caste. In some shrines, Jumadi is offered
only Satvikkaofferings: fruits, milk and other vegetarian foods. In other shrines, Jumadi is offered the
blood of a rooster who represents Dhumasura. Later, the rooster is eaten by the devotees
as Prasad, or given to the pambadas the spirit impersonators.

See also[edit]

Ardhanarishvara
Bhuta Kola
Bunts
Dhumavati, a Tantric form of Parvati where she is described to have eaten Shiva
Nagaradhane
Theyyam
Tulu nadu

References[edit]
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Jump up^ History of Tulu Nadu by Ramanand Shetty

Jump up^ 'The land called south canara' by William Pais and Mendonca
Jump up^ Brckner, Heidrun (2009). On an Auspicious Day, at Dawn: Studies in Tulu Culture
and Oral Literature. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 67. ISBN 978-3-447-05916-9. Retrieved 2011-12-29.