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| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Belgaum |
| Population • Density |
19,852 (2001[update]) • 4,963 /km2 (12,854 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) • 536 metres (1,759 ft) |
Kudachi is a panchayat town in Belgaum district in Karnataka.
As of 2001[update] India census[1], Kudachi had a population of 19,852. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kudchi has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 46%. In Kudchi, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The major source of income in this small town is agriculture, mainly sugar cane. Kudachi is near to the sugar works located in the town of Ugar (9km). This small town is famous for many things. a)Sugar cane crop b)Tasty brinjals c)Different culture d)Religious places(dargas)
The dargahs include the famous Junnedi Silsila's 'Waqat Maghdoom Khondmir Saheb's' Dargah (in Bazaran - that is the market place in native Dakani Urdu) and the other famous Dargah of 'Ma Saheb Bi' on the banks of River Krishna that runs parallel to this historic village. 'Gada' a forest place 3-4 km from Kudachi railway station, on the banks of river Krishna, has the 'Chilla' ( a revered spiritual place like dargah ) of Mohammad Sheikh Sirajuddin Junnedi, a very highly respected Sufi saint of Junnedi Silsila, in India, and especially in deccan India, who happen to enthrone the great Bahemani King 'Hasan Gangu' of Deccan.Mohammad Sheikh Sirajuddin Junnedi's tomb is situated in Gulbarga city.In fact the village Kudchi was given to the great Sufi saint as a mark of respect and the original inhabitants of this village are all descendants of the said Sufi saint.
Mevlevi:
The Mevlevi Order, or the Mevlevilik or Mevleviye a Sufi order founded in Konya (in present-day Turkey) by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi(radiAllah anhu), a 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, and theologian. They are also known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). Dervish is a common term for an initiate of the Sufi path; the whirling is part of the formal Sema ceremony and the participants are properly known as semazens.[1]
The Mevlevi was founded in 1273 by Rumi's(radiAllah anhu). followers after his death, particularly by his successor Hüsamettin Çelebi who decided to build a mausoleum for Mevlâna, and then Mevlâna's son, Sultan Veled Celebi (or Çelebi, Chelebi, meaning "fully initiated"). He was an accomplished Sufi mystic with great organizing talents. His personal efforts were continued by his successor Ulu Arif Çelebi.
The Mevlevi believe in performing their dhikr in the form of a "dance" and music ceremony called the Sema, which involves the whirling from which the order acquired its nickname. The Sema represents a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through mind and love to "Perfect". Turning towards the truth, the follower grows through love, deserts his ego, finds the truth and arrives at the "Perfect". He then returns from this spiritual journey as a man who has reached maturity and a greater perfection, so as to love and to be of service to the whole of creation.
Rumi has said in reference to Sema, "For them it is the Sema of this world and the other. Even more for the circle of dancers within the Sema Who turn and have in their midst, their own Ka'aba." and what he is saying is that when, like in Mecca you have come closer to God, likewise when you perform Sema you are also closer to God.