Tirupati Thimmappa

Tirupati Thimmappa Kuladevata of Tulu Gowda and Kodagu Gowda

Tirupati Thimmappa is very much alive in janapada (Kannada) culture of south India. When people take pilgrimage to Tirupati, they chant 'Tirupati Thimmappana Padakke Govinda Govindaa'. Gathering folklore knowledge of Indian Villages may give more in depth history and heritage of Tirupati Temple. Tirupati Thimmappa is also known as richest God. He was Kula Devata (Mane Devaru) of Tulu Gowda and Kodagu Gowda.

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