Kuladevata or family deities or kuladeivam in tamilnadu

Village deities of Tamil Nadu that do not belong to the vedic - Agamic pantheon of Hinduism are found in almost all villages throughout India, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in particular. They are known as Kaval deivam or guardian spirits in Tamil and Kula Daivam or Local Village Gods in Telugu . They are associated to a main deity who is generally ascribed as Kuladeivam by various sects of community and clan groups as part of the tracing their generation through centuries.

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Guardian deities

Ayyannar

Veera Maha Kali [Goddess of War and power]

Madurai Veeran

Ondi karuppanna samy of Sholanganallur and Puthur Village In Tiruchi District of Tamil Nadu

Kulumayee Amman Ellai Pidari Amman of Sholanganallur And Puthur village

Maha Kali Amman of Sholanganallur Village

Karuppanaar swamy (“Karuppu” means black in Tamil and is associated with dark, night, etc.). The typical varinats of Karuppu or 18 steps Karuppu, Sanglilikarupan, Aagaya Karuppu (Thanjavur, Amaravathy), Maarnatu karuppu, Manda Karuppu, Munnadi Karuppu, Samaya Karuppu, Sinna Karuppu, Peria Karuppu, Sappani Karuppu, sonehkarupu etc.

Kaateri amman (“Kaateri” means vampire)

Sudalai Maadan swamy (“Sudalai” means burial ground/ pyre and “Sudalai maadan” means guardian of burial ground)

Kali or Kali Amman was considered as the causative force for cholera

Mari was considered as a causative force for smallpox, chicken pox, mumps and measles (Maari in Tamil means rain. Since the rainfall cooled the otherwise hot area and protected people from summer sicknesses like viral infections, people started worshipping the rain goddess as Maari Amman)

Muniandi

Periyachi Amman: Guardian of children and mothers

Ellai amman or Ellai Maari Amman worshipped in many villages is actually a mile stone which demarcated the boundaries of two villages. In olden days, people when they travel from one village to another village started relaxing near these stones and in due course started praying to them for safe journey. Thus, slowly these milestones attained the position of village gods and goddesses.

There are other various Natural energy worship in the form of Muthaaramman, Muthalamman, Pachai Thanni Amman, Pachaiyamman, Pal Pazhakkari amman.

These deities are always found in the outskirts of the Village. The maintenance of the temple of these deities is taken care by the whole of the village. It is believed that these Gods shoo away all evils and devils from entering the village.

These temples are usually in the open space and will not have traditional Gopurams like any other temples but in some villages like Sholanganallur and Puthur In Tiruchi district have Gopurams of their Kaval Deivangal for Kulumayee Amman and Ondi karuppannasamy. You can see big statues of Gods with weapons like bow and arrow, swords, knives and other protective weapons. There also will be statues of Goddesses, and animals in these temples.

Ayyanar

Ayyanar is a Tamil village god, worshipped predominantly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Tamil villages in Sri Lanka. He is primarily worshipped as a guardian deity who protects the rural villages. His priests are usually Brahmins and non-Brahmins, who belong to mostly the potter caste, but other caste members also officiate in his temples. The temples of Aiyanar are usually flanked by gigantic and colorful statues of him and his companions riding horses or elephants. There are number of theories as to the origins of the deity as well as the etymology of the name. He is associated with god Aiyanayake by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka.

Madurai Veeran (Tamil: மதுரை வீரன், Maturai Vīraņ lit. Warrior of Madurai) is a Tamil folk deity popular in southern Tamil Nadu, India. His name was derived as a result of his association with the Soputher City of Madurai as a Protector of the City. The deity is also popular amongst certain segments of the Tamil diaspora in Réunion and the French overseas territories in theCaribbean sea. He is known as the son of 'Amman' amongst the South African Tamils

Origin

A legend says that he was born to Raja of Kasi Banaras.Varanasi Thulasingam and queen Karpagavalli.

Having seen the newborn child who was born as a result of divine intervention, with the umbilical cord wound round around the neck, the King was shocked as this would be a bad omen for the kingdom. As advised by the royal astrologers, the child was placed in a basket an let go in the river.

The child, we received by a childless pair (Chinnaan and Chinni) who were cobblers by profession. They named the child Muthu Kumaran and reared him as their own, fearing the original parents might ask for the child, they left the country of origin and moved southwards and sought refuge in the kingdom of Raja Bommu (Bommulu Raja)under Vijayanagaram they are Rajakambalam Nayakar community . Raja Bommu/Bommannan appointed Chinnan as the Gatekeeper of his palace.

The boy Muthukumaran was sent to a Gurukul to learn the arts and graduated as the best in all. However, fate played a different role. According to tradition, girls, who come of age are placed in a secluded location for a period after which shall only see the face of the man who is destined to marry her. In the case of King Bommannan's Daughter, Bommi, the gate keeper's son Muthu Kumaran turned out to be the person. As he was not know to be of royal birth, this was opposed by the royals and Muthukumaran and Bommi flees southwards.

Muthukumaran and Bommi reaches Madurai, ruled at this time by Thirumalai Nayak, who is immediately taken by the charming young man and appoints him to the Royal Army and also retains him as a close confidante and calls him Veeran (The Valient One).

Madurai, in those days was troubled by armed robbery by the Kallar tribe of south. The king orders "Veeran" to quell the menace.

Fate again plays its part here. Veeran, meets with the Royal dansuse, "Vellaiyammal" (The Fair one) and being well trained in all forms of arts and his looks, vellaiyammal is attracted to him and requests him to teach her the Natya Shastra (The tenets of dancing).

The King, who was attracted to Vellaiyammal does not appreciate this development and views this as an affair, and in one occasion, some of his generals, who hated the closeness of Veeran to the King, uses the opportunity to inform the King, that the delay in suppressing the robbers was deliberate as Veeran was in connivance with the robbers themselves. Furious, the king orders a traitor's death to Veeran.

Veeran is taken to the gallows and his alternate limps are chopped off. hearing this, Bommi and Vellaiyammal reaches the gallows to see the severed limps and chastises the King for his injustice. As the legend goes, Veeran, is brought back alive by the virtues of both these women and is vindicated by the presence of Gods. Veeran, thereafter retires to a cave beneath the now known Meenakshiamman Temple (The cave exists even now, though the path is closed for people)

A temple had been erected at the south gate of Meenakshiamman Temple later by Thirumalai Nayak. The Ballads of Madurai Veeran has been a folk tale carried out for many generations through village songs, known in Tamil as Gramiya Padalgal and Traditional Street Theater, known as Therukkoothu in southern Tamilnadu

Karuppu Sami is one of the regional Tamil male deities who is popular among the rural social groups of South India, especially Tamil Nadu and small parts of Kerala. He is one of the 21 associate folk-deities of Ayyanar and is hence one of the so-called Kaval Deivams of the Tamils.

Other names of Karuppa Sami

Arul migu Vanni Karuppana Swamy

Arul migu Manthai Sudalaimada Swamy

Arul migu Otha Pannai Sudalaimadan

Arul migu Massana samy

Arul migu Vallanattu Karuppasamy .

Arul migu Pathinettampadiyan(18-steps Karuppasamy)

Arul migu Maarnattu Sinnan Karuppasamy

Arul migu Santhana Karuppanna samy

Arul migu Periya Karuppasamy

Arul migu Sinna Karuppasamy

Arul migu Paalpaarai Muthu Karuppasamy

Arul migu Mayana Karuppasamy

Arul migu Patta Karuppasamy

Arul migu Karadaiyan samy

Arul migu Ondi Karuppannasamy

Arul migu Kaattu Karuppar

Arul migu Karuppu Samy

Arul migu Aaladi Karuppanna Samy

Arul migu Puliyadi Karuppana Samy

Arul migu Kaaraiyadi Sinna Karuppasamy

Arul migu Karuppanaar Samy

Arul migu Karuppanar

Arul migu vetta karuppar

Arul migu Kulla Karuppanaar

Arul migu Sangili Karuppan

Arul migu Sonai Karuppasamy

Arul migu Munnodi Karuppasamy

Arul migu Man malai Karuppasamy

Arul migu Perungkaadu Karuppa samy

Arul migu Ponnuveriyan Karuppa samy

Arul migu Kottai Karupa samy

Arul migu Nondi Karupa samy

Arul migu Nambaga Karupasamy

Arul migu Madai Karuppasamy

Arul migu Vaya Karuppasamy

Arul migu Sappaani Karuppar

Arul migu Moodupaarai Karuppanna Samy

Arul migu Kunankarupar Kallal

Arul migu Nondi samy

Arul migu Thoppu Karuppasamy

Arul migu Killi kundu Karuppasamy

Sri Malayala Karuppayya

Arul migu Kallan Kallachi Karuppasamy

Thungane Pudhu Karrupu

Arulmigu Mudakkatru Karuppana Swamy

One can find a group of 5 to 6 variants of Karuppa Sami among the 21 folk deities who perform the protective roles through Shamanism or Oracle system.

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