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| The curse of Talakadu. Dimdima |
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| Sand and curse of Talakadu. Business Line |
Talakad, under the suzerainty of different rulers had seven townships, Among them Malingi is of special interest to us, Once, the resident representative of the Vijayanagara, ruler at Srirangapatna, Tirumala Raja, was on a visit to Talakad with his wife Alameluamma for treatment of his incurable death-threatening ailment. Waiting for the opportunity to grab the land and lay his hands on the coveted huge collection of jewels of queen Alameluamma, Raja Wadiyar who was under the Vijayanagara rule sent his army and plundered the town of Srirangapatna. Unprepared, Queen Alamelamma took it by surprise. Force was used to get the jewels from her. The other version has it that being an ardent devotee of goddess Ranganayaki Thayyar, Alameluamma had the custody of the jewels and wanted the temple management to take care of them, Anyway, the crux of the matter is the greedy ruler of Mysore, having no scruples, took away the costly jewels from a woman who was in distress with a dying husband. Disgusted and enraged, over the loss of her husband, land and betrayal of trust by the Raja of Mysore, Alameluamma threw the ornaments into the Cauvery and cast a curse on the Raja of Mysore for his dastardly act: “Talakadu maralagali, Malangi madulagali , Mysooru doregalige makkaliladehogali (in local parlance: “Let Talakadu be filled with sands, let Malangi turn into a whirlpool and let the Mysore kings be without children for eternity”). After shouting the curse, she jumped into the river and killed herself with a broken heart. Perhaps, this might give you some idea about the presence of sand dunes in the middle of nowhere at Talakad.
Upon hearing the sad demise of Alameluamma, Raja Wadiyar , having realized his greed and folly, had a statue of queen Alameluamma installed on the palace premises and the tradition of doing prayer to the statue continues even today. The deity is revered by the royal family. It is simply an act of atonement for the injustice done to the former Vijayanagara ruler and his wife. Alameluamma's ominous curse of heir less Mysore dynasty has some kind of relevance as confirmed by some strange events taken place since the 16th century and its effects on the Wodeyar family that betrayed queen Alameluamma and her husband, the ruler of this place.
As for the royal family of Mysore, the Wadiyars are bestowed with male children only in alternate generations. The tradition in the Mysore royal family has it that if a king has no legal heir, his younger brothers' son would become the next legal heir to the throne with all the trappings, etc that go with it. For example, when Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, one of the popular Wadiyar kings, had no children, he chose his nephew Jayachamaraja as his successor. Jayachamaraja Wdiyar held positions of excellence during his time and in the mid 1960s he was the Governor of Tamil Nadu state. His son Srikantadatta, who died a few years ago had no legal heir. About the Wadiyar family tree, six rulers since the 17th century have been adopted sons (nephews). The Wadiyar family members too acknowledge it as fact, according to some historians. Kantharaje Urs, son of Srikantadatta's eldest sister Rani Gayathri Devi became the next legal heir.
Tit-Bits:
The state governments experts in Archaeology, using the satellite imageries of this area conclude because of the construction of a dam in the 16th century across the river Cauvery by one Madhava Mantri, the east flowing river changed its course by a few kilo meters in the past centuries, exposing the sand bed to wind action. The accumulation of sand over a vast area to a thickess of 15 meters is quite mind boggling. So, this explanation needs further scrutiny As for the public and local folklore, the vast sandy bed in this area is the result of the wreath of Queen Alameluamma on Talakad that continues to hold us in thrall.
Ref:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2522109/Four-year-old-curse-returns-haunt-Wadiyar-royals-death-heir.html
https://www.karnataka.com/talakad/talakadu-panchalinga-darshana/
Upon hearing the sad demise of Alameluamma, Raja Wadiyar , having realized his greed and folly, had a statue of queen Alameluamma installed on the palace premises and the tradition of doing prayer to the statue continues even today. The deity is revered by the royal family. It is simply an act of atonement for the injustice done to the former Vijayanagara ruler and his wife. Alameluamma's ominous curse of heir less Mysore dynasty has some kind of relevance as confirmed by some strange events taken place since the 16th century and its effects on the Wodeyar family that betrayed queen Alameluamma and her husband, the ruler of this place.
As for the royal family of Mysore, the Wadiyars are bestowed with male children only in alternate generations. The tradition in the Mysore royal family has it that if a king has no legal heir, his younger brothers' son would become the next legal heir to the throne with all the trappings, etc that go with it. For example, when Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, one of the popular Wadiyar kings, had no children, he chose his nephew Jayachamaraja as his successor. Jayachamaraja Wdiyar held positions of excellence during his time and in the mid 1960s he was the Governor of Tamil Nadu state. His son Srikantadatta, who died a few years ago had no legal heir. About the Wadiyar family tree, six rulers since the 17th century have been adopted sons (nephews). The Wadiyar family members too acknowledge it as fact, according to some historians. Kantharaje Urs, son of Srikantadatta's eldest sister Rani Gayathri Devi became the next legal heir.
Tit-Bits:
The state governments experts in Archaeology, using the satellite imageries of this area conclude because of the construction of a dam in the 16th century across the river Cauvery by one Madhava Mantri, the east flowing river changed its course by a few kilo meters in the past centuries, exposing the sand bed to wind action. The accumulation of sand over a vast area to a thickess of 15 meters is quite mind boggling. So, this explanation needs further scrutiny As for the public and local folklore, the vast sandy bed in this area is the result of the wreath of Queen Alameluamma on Talakad that continues to hold us in thrall.
Ref:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2522109/Four-year-old-curse-returns-haunt-Wadiyar-royals-death-heir.html
https://www.karnataka.com/talakad/talakadu-panchalinga-darshana/
