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...

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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 associated 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 associated with the myth of the Mayana Kollai, where he accompanies...

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...

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...

Terracotta shrine figure of Aiyanar, who is a male village guardian deity...

Singamadai Ayyanar Temple is an Aiyanar temple in Nalli, at a distance of 18 km from Sattur in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu (India). The presiding...

There are three main theories about the etymology of the word "Vanara": Aiyanar suggests that vanara means "monkey" derived from the word vana ("forest")...

elephants as their conveyance (vahana), including Balarama, Skanda, and Aiyanar. In the legend of the Gajendra Moksha, Vishnu saves his elephant devotee...

spirit of a deified hero, especially— Madurai Veeran, Karuppuswami, or Aiyanar. Offerings of bananas, coconuts, oil lamps, meat, and alcohol are routinely...

instead the village portions were shot in Karaikudi. A set resembling Aiyanar temple with a 90-foot statue, surrounded by 200 mud horse costing about...

of this union, Shasta – identified with regional deities Ayyappan and Aiyanar – is born. In outskirts of Ernakulam in Kerala, a deity named Vishnumaya...

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. (Hindu mythology)...

Hand-painted clay and terracotta products are produced in Gujarat. The Aiyanar cult in Tamil Nadu is associated with life-size terracotta statues. Traditional...

Malaiyamarungar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Aiyanar, located at Perungalur in Pudukkottai taluk of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu...

Kataragama Deviyo from Kartikeya, Upulvan from Vishnu and Ayyanayake from Aiyanar can be named as examples. Though these gods take the same place as their...

Sastar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Aiyanar, located at Kannangarakkudi in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu, India. This temple is...

shrines dedicated to the worship of gods Shiva Lingam, Brahma, Navagraha, Aiyanar, Saptha Kanni, Periyachi, Madurai Veeran and Kathavarayan . Stalls near...

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. Gada – A mace...

main Hindu temple. Prior to the election, locals rallied and prayed to Aiyanar for her victory. Harris has never visited Thulasendrapuram, and does not...

is popular amongst Hindus. The other temples are dedicated to Ganesha, Aiyanar and Kali. The Kali temple is also popular with Buddhists, who frequent...

than Karuppan. Karuppan, as the guardian deity of the Tamil village god Aiyanar, is offered animal sacrifice, while the main deity is covered with a curtain...

by Vilvarayar. The temple swamies are Aiyam Perumal, Seprumal Pavayi, Aiyanar, Perumal, semmalai, karupusami. It is a very pleasant place to stay in...

Saraswathi Annapoorni Durga Devi Lingodbhava Brahma Bhairava Valmiki Kubera Aiyanar with Poorna and Pushkala Ayyappan with Gajavahanam Thambathya Dakshinamurthy...

Terracotta horses, companions of Aiyanar, Tamil village God. Sanskriti Museum...

farming. Greeny area with full of natural things, wonders. There is an aiyanar temple in the entrance, a Gangana Mariamman temple in the interior, near...