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Perumal (Tamil: பெருமாள்), also Tirumal (Tamil: திருமால்), is the Hindu deity venerated in the Sri Vaishnavism sect of Hinduism. [15] Perumal is considered to be another name of Vishnu , and was traditionally the deity associated with the forests.
Perumal (Tamil: பெருமாள், romanized: Perumāl) [2] or Tirumal (Tamil: திருமால், romanized: Tirumāl pronunciation ⓘ) is a Hindu deity. [3] Perumal is worshipped mainly among Tamil Hindus in South India and the Tamil diaspora , who consider Perumal to be a form of Vishnu .
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. [2] [3] [4] Some studies suggest that Ayyanar may have also been worshipped in Southeast Asian countries in the past. [5]
It has a minimum of 25 lines and a maximum of 400 lines. Tamil Sangam literature (200 BCE to 500 CE) mentions Mayon or the "dark one," as the supreme deity who creates, sustains, and destroys the universe and was worshipped in the mountains of Tamilakam. The earliest verses of Paripadal describe the glory of Perumal in poetic terms.
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Tiruppukal (meaning 'holy praise' or 'divine glory') is a fifteenth century anthology of Tamil religious songs composed by Arunagirinathar in veneration of Murugan. [ 120 ] [ 121 ] Kanda Shasti Kavasam is a Tamil devotional song composed by Devaraya Swamigal in the ninteenth century CE.
In southern Tamil Nadu, for instance, most deity festivals take place throughout the dry summer months before the monsoon. For most deities, the festival is only celebrated by those with a close connection to the deity: e.g. those for whom the deity is their kuladevata, caste deity or deity of their locality. Financing of these festivals is ...
The most popular deity is Murugan, he is known as the patron god of the Tamils and is also called Tamil Kadavul (Tamil God). [67] [68] In Tamil tradition, Murugan is the youngest son and Pillaiyar the eldest son of Shiva. This differs from the North Indian tradition, which represents Murugan as the elder son. The goddess Parvati is often ...