Alagu Sevai
alagu seva special ritual event devanga people deity used wound holy sword katthi saying theesukko thaye thegadhuko thaye tho parak thali parak done devanga men without age difference believed ancestor used follow method invoke deity sri ramalinga chowdeshwari amman following nowadays people invoking chowdeswari amman method pandaram holy turmeric mixture applied among wound protect infection except devanga people allowed touch holy sword perform ritual also known alagu seva katthi haakkadhu one perform tradition called veera kumar king devdas seventh incarnation devala built beautiful temple sri ramalinga chowdeshwari amman went srisailam lord shiva parvathi lived form sri mallikarjuna swami sri bhramaramba devi invited new temple devi bhramaramba agreed travel made condition one look back travel time devadas along people agreed condition traveling people acknowledged presence devi anklet sound crossing river sound anklet audible everyone turned look back check presence goddess devi god angry breaking promise disappeared river devadas god worried wounded sword seeing devotion devi bhramaramba appeared devi chowdeshwari granted boon anytime person call pure devotion day devanga people perform alagu seva method invoke goddess