The Moolasthanas are the original Tulu tribe settlements before they were divided into various castes based on their occupations. Based on crude markers, it can be estimated that Tulu migrant tribes settled in coastal Karnataka around 2200(200) years ago. With the availability of more precise markers, the estimation of the settling date can be improved. Fishing was apparently one of the first occupations to which they could adapt.
The Mumbai-based monthly ‘Mogaveera’ (March 2007) published a list of Tulu Moolasthanas that will hold annual celebrations from March to May this year. The list is provided for studying some of the Moolasthanas locations along the coast. There could be more Moolasthanas than are listed. The presence of more than one Moolasthana for a lineage may indicate subsequent migration of a portion of the lineage.
Lineage | Location | Village | District |
Amin | Yermal | Tenka | Udupi |
Bangera | Hoode | Udupi | |
Gujaran | Sultan-battery | Bolur | Mangalore |
Kanchan | Polipu | Udupi | |
Karkera | Baikampadi | Mangalore | |
Karkera | Yermal | Bada | Udupi |
Kotiankar | Kaup | Udupi | |
Kundar | Kodi | Hejmadi | Mangalore |
Maindan | Mulki | Mangalore | |
Mendon | Kote | Katpadi | Udupi |
Pangalannaya | Baikamapdi | Mangalore | |
Puthran | Mulki | Mangalore | |
Puthran | Tadambail | Surathkal | Mangalore |
Salian | Kadike | Haleangadi | Mangalore |
Salian | Yermal | Bada | Udupi |
Salian | Palimar | Udupi | |
Shriyan | Gudde | Pangala | Udupi |
Shriyan | Kadapi kariya | Kuloor | Mangalore |
Suvarna | Hiriyadka | Udupi | |
Suvarna | Kulai | Mangalore | |
Tingalya | Kadike | Haleangadi | Mangalore |
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