Lord Ayyanar and Lord Karuppasamy serves as the Dwarapalakas of Lord Ayyappa, in the Sabarimala Shrine at Kerala. When Lord Dharmashasta decides to incarnate as Lord Ayyappa, two of his divine attendants were also interested to serve him in his Ayyappa Avatar. As per their wishes, Lord Ayyappa made them as guardian deities at his […]
Idumban is a great devotee of Lord Muruga and an obedient disciple of sage Agastya as mentioned in Hindu Puranas. Idumban is the guardian of Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu. During ThaiPoosam celebrations in Tamil Nadu Murugan temples, people used to worship Idumban and then only they will worship Lord Muruga. Due to the command […]
DwaraPalakis are female goddesses, and they act as guards to the holy mother Shakti Devi. Similar to the DwaraPalakas, who guards the male gods like Shiva, Vishnu, Muruga and Vinayaka, these minor goddesses are willfully discharging their duties by protecting their divine master Ma Shakti Devi, also called as Durga Devi, Parvati Devi and by […]
Muthappan is a guardian god of Kerala people, and he is an aspect of Lord Shiva and Vishnu, and his famous temple is situated in Madappura. Lord Muthappan contains divine weapons like Bow, arrow and sword, and his vehicle is dog. He is particularly worshiped by the people in Kannur District of Kerala and Coorg […]
Lord Muniswarar (Muneeswarar) is a Guardian God. He is the one who protects his devotees in their life. He is having various good qualities like knowledge, power, wisdom, and affection. “Muni” means “saint” and “Ishwara” represents Shiva. He is generally worshiped as a family deity in south india. Muniswaran is also called “Muniyandi”. and also […]
The Purusha Beast is a great Shiva devotee which contains human face and lion body as mentioned in the Hindu epics. Several centuries ago, he was working with Kubera, and protected the Kubera Forest from destruction. After some time, due to the grace of Lord Shiva, he has become a deity and began to live […]
Ayyanar, Aiyanar, Sastha or Saththan is a Hindu deity worshipped widely in South India and Sri Lanka. His worship is prevalent among Tamils, Malayalis and Sinhalese. Early history suggests that Ayyanar have also been worshipped in South east Asian countries in the past. He is mainly worshiped as one of the guardian deities of Tamil […]