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Ayyanar (Tamil: ஐயனார் or அய்யனார்) is a regional Tamil male deity who is popular among the rural social
groups of South India, specifically Tamil Nadu. In the old Tamil literature he
is mentioned as Sathanar and in Vedic stories, Ayyanar is considered as one of
the several local manifestations of Sastha.
Hari Hara Puthran Sri Ayyanar Swmy worship is a very ancient
ancestral clan-based worship system linked to nature and fertility worship. The
festivals of Ayyanars are celebrated in Sacred Groves during spring season
by all the related clan. Ayyanar shrines are usually located at the peripheries
or boundaries of rural villages and the deity is seen riding a horse with a
sword. Weapons such as a trident or
a lance are also associated with the shrine. Sri Ayyanar Swamy
Kovil Founder om Sri KB.Mariappan Swami coimbatore. Most officiating priests
are non-Brahmins and derive from local lineages that
had initiated the cult centers generations ago. The worship pattern is non-agamic and
is associated with sacrificial offerings of pure vegetarian food. However animals such
as chicken and goats are offered to few of the selected 21 associate deities
(Kaval deivangal) such as Kala bhairavar, Selva
Vinayagar,Balamurugan, Karuppa samy, Sudalai Maadan samyand some other Amman deities
located within Ayyanar temple for favors. In return the local priest might
offer holy flowers or Veeputhi (holy ash) to the
worshippers. Folk Tales like Koothhu and Folk arts like Villupattu are enacted to bring out the message of the Ayyanar
folk story to one and all.
Sri Poorna devi Sri Pushkala devi sametha
Hari Hara Puthran Sri Ayyanar Swamy. Sri
Ayyappan swamy in First Avatharam sri Ayyanar swamy.
In South India, Ayyanar God
worshipped in open grounds surrounded by trees holds an important position in
the local villages because of the values installed in family and community
life. Shri Ayyanar groups System is the base for forming large family clan
associations and maintaining family values in rural areas.
Ayyanar worship represents a
non-learned, non-Vedic form of worship. Often community life and family values
are valued than individualist life mode. So a large number of gods at least 61
divine servant agents are present along with at least 18 to 21 associate
deities. A family life or community life can be smooth and happy only if there
is place to accept and accommodate every kind of people.
Ayyanar is often pictured riding
on a white horse, fighting against demons and evil gods that are threatening
the village. Peoples, Agricultural,Rural border Safe and Secure God Sri
Ayyanar Swamy.
The Ayyanar temple priests are often from the
Velar caste; the potters of Tamil Nadu or within that particular community clan
group which forms a large group of family associations. They inherit their role
as priest from male family members, and it is not unusual that as many as eight
family members hold the same position who often act in the role of Kodangi for
solving local issues.
An Ayyanar temple, various clay figure and
idols reflects the social hierarchy which exists in the villages of Tamil Nadu.
The gods are ranked according to the social and economical hierarchy in the
village, and as in social life, the highest ranking gods are vegetarian,
whereas the lower ranking ones are non-vegetarian. A temple is often not a
building, but one or more figures giving importance to each and every ancestral
local god who are collections of people belonging to various community groups.
This temple special function MAHA SIVARATHIRI,
GURU POOJAI, UTTRAM STAR functions Very grandfull in coimbatore sri ayyanar
temple.
