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- Aiyanar (IAST: Aiyaṉār, Tamil: ஐயனார்) is a Dravidian folk deity venerated in South India and Sri Lanka. His worship is prevalent amongst rural Tamil people...
- commitments. Temple, Sorimuthu Aiyanar. "Sorimuthu Aiyanar Temple : Sorimuthu Aiyanar Temple Details | Sorimuthu Aiyanar- Karayar | Tamilnadu Temple |...
- is often used for worshipping Hindu deities, such as Karuppu Sami and Aiyanar. Craftsmen have made large, decorative aruval which are kept in temples...
- Brahma Shasta is another term ****ociated with Kartikeya. In Tamil Nadu, Aiyanar is used as the regional name of the deity Shasta. The earliest reference...
- primarily with two regional deities: Ayyappa from Kerala and the Tamil Aiyanar. He is also identified with the classical Hindu gods Skanda and Hanuman...
- kaval deivam, and best recognised for serving as a general for the deity Aiyanar. The deity is ****ociated with the myth of the Mayana Kollai, where he accompanies...
- taken for the deity Karanthamalai Aiyanar who protects the rural villages and their families. The festival of Aiyanar is decided upon by the entire village...
- Jathera or ancestral worship of Bali, and examples include Santoshi, Renuka, Aiyanar Sthana devatas or local deities, for example, those in certain places of...
- horse whip which looks like a crooked stick, and is a typical attribute of Aiyanar, Krishna in his aspect as Rajagopala, and Shiva with Nandi. The attribute...
- Terracotta shrine figure of Aiyanar, who is a male village guardian deity...