Kodava Maaple
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'Kodava maple' is a Muslim community residing in Coorg [1] district of Karnataka State in southern India. In Coorg many Kodavas converted to Islam during the rule of Tippu Sultan(The sword of Mysore) in Coorg,are called 'Kodava Mapple' Or 'Jamma Mapples'( not to be confused with the Kerala Mapillas). The Kodava Mapples belong to Sunni Islam, refrain from alcohol and eat only Halal. They follows the culture among with kodavas. In dresscode they follows Kodavas and about women follows south Indian dresscode with religious Burkha&Hijab. Many of them retain their Kodava family or clan names.
Kodava mapples contract marriage alliances with the Muslims of Coorg,Mangalore and Kerala.But their culture is Different from the Kerala Muslims,because they follows mixed culture with the Coorgis and Mangalorian Muslims. They communicate to use Kodag Malayalo. It is generally use to write in Kannada script. Kodag Malayalo has different word for things which happens in Coorg only('puli for orange,Orotti for rice roti' etc.). It is a different type of Malayalam slang,(some differece from kasaragod Malayalam) influenced with Coorg language and kannada.
'The Yemmemad Dargha' in Coorg is their main shrine is most sacred places of the Muslims. This dargah is located in Yemmemadu near Napoklu in Coorg. The shrine and tomb is built in memory of Hazrath Sufi Shaheed and Sayyed Hassan Sakaf Halramir who came from Persia 366 years ago to give religious discourses and devoted their life to the service and help the poor.
There is an annual Urus held at this place which goes on for around eight days and more than two lakh devotees from all religion across the state come here to participate and get blessings from the Sufi saints.
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