Who are the village deities of Tamil Nadu? | Myths and Legends | Aiyanar, Mariamman, Karuppusamy

Take a drive through rural Tamil Nadu and at the entrance to many villages, you will be greeted by colourful mud horses with fierce men riding atop them. What do these terracotta figures symbolise? This short video is about ancient village deities of south India; fearsome gods who protect, but are incredibly human as well. Listen to stories of how these village gods may have originated, and learn about the customs and beliefs they inspire to this day. This video takes you to an Aiyanar temple in a village called Keezha kuil kudi, on the outskirts of Madurai in south India.
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[@sriramr2437]

As always, clear, conscise and interesting presentation. Just as I start nodding - 'yes yes, I know ', bits of new and interesting information starts flowing in 🙂. I enjoy these videos

[@StorytrailsChannel]

Thank you :)

[@bulusunagakumari7555]

Yt

[@Imtheseeker]

My village is located at Tirunelveli district and has guardian spirits at each side of it. North - Kaali amman South - Irulappa Samy East - Karuppu Samy West - Aiyanar... At the center of the village where roads from all these side meet there is a temple dedicated to "POO MAARI AMMAN"... I was Very surprised when come to the fact that why these temples built in such a way. MAARI AMMAN ( center) -Mother of village (of course goddess of rain) Kali Amman (North) - most of Paddy Fields fall there Irulappa Samy (South) : Godown and storage places are there Karuppa samy (East) : Actual entrance of village Aiyanar (West) : Located adjacent to the water body which is very essential for my village... Very interesting ...

[@KitKrash]

I always found these village deities interesting while traveling through Tamil Nadu. As they were matriarchies I assumed that the main deity was the village mother who founded it. The protector deities are interesting in how they are similar to the protector spirits in Ireland, Sweden and other northern European lands. The sky temples in these parts are similar to Celtic style counterpart and even Stone Henge. Carl Jung might have some ideas on this with the collective unconscious.

[@sml4813]

Mariamma is said to have been worshipped before the systematic consolidation of Dravidian folk religion with Hinduism. In a way proving that South Indian cultures though currently intertwined with Hinduism initially predates Hinduism by many years. It’s truly an impact full and a beautiful sight to see something so ancient being still practiced even to this day.

[@kishandubey7882]

Such Dieties are also to be found in North Indian villages.....There is nothing special about them being Aryan or Dravidian ..... Dravidian is a linguistic group nothing else .......

[@ambassador3365]

Mariamma is worshipped across India under different names .

[@sml4813]

@@ambassador3365 no! Mariamma is South Indian deity who has been worshipped before the advent of Hinduism in south India. Mariamma/mariamman. It was post the advent of Hinduism in the south was when mariamman was inculcated into Hinduism. No Vedic religion did exist in south India in the form of animistic Dravidian folk religion

[@abcd11118]

​@@sml4813 modern day bhakti moment was started by sharkara in 800 ad he was from Kerala then came bhakti monument which was founded in South also came to North during Kabir das time in late 1400 you gave us modern Hinduism.

[@pikachue602]

Just mix anything you like huh!!!? U think north India doesn't have any village deity ? The entire Rajasthan,uP,Bihar Kshatriya clan worships Karani Mata.. In north east the vaishnavites worships many village deities.. In Bihar they worship the chhathi maai and aranya Devi.. In north of Kashmir they worship Vaishnodevi In Guj they worship many other goddesses as gram deota or kul deota.. Get that RAC*STS xenophobic sh*t out of your brain.. If we were to worship Mata Mariyamman we will do coz she is the Maha Maya Adyashakti . In Nepal ,we worship guanyin..

[@jarjarbinks3193]

Even some TamBrahms (especially the ones from Land owning families) have family deities that are Aiyanars (village deities). It is because, for rural/village folks, no matter the caste, village deities do have their importance.

[@ambassador3365]

From Kashmir to Kanyakumari have village deities, kuladeivas . These gods are worshipped under different names .

[@sindhujaveeraragavan2577]

It’s the Kula system. It is not a caste based family enterprise but a whole village and economic unit becomes a kula, with different caste members playing different roles within the village to ensure its functioning and continuity.

[@adityasundar324]

As a matter of fact, our family deity is Pon Irulappa Swamy near Sivakasi. Gods transcend beyond cast or language.

[@ripsanskrit3609]

​@@ambassador3365 no those are God are part of Hinduism. These are beyond scripture

[@Yash-rg9sv]

Even in Maharashtra and Goa we have village gods or Grama Devata/Devi . They have the task to protect the village . Some examples are Lord Ravalnath , Sri Vetoba , Sateri Mai Bhairav Swamy .The village is generally named after her / him for example Mumbai is named after Mumba devi . Sometimes even Gods like Lord Hanuman and Mahalaxmi are considered as village deities .

[@islandsunset]

Village deities are fairly common in North India as well. They are called Grama Devta or Devi and sometimes Kul Devta/ Devi since in olden times only a few Kula or clans populated a village. In Kullu in Himachal every year they hold festivals to celebrate these local deities. There is reason Kullu is called Valley of Gods.

[@dollartreeshark6786]

Santoshi maa

[@eastexotic]

I did see this with my travels to mountains of HP and Uttarakhand. I went camping on top of this mountain where I was woken up to a blood offering to Devi in the form of Kali. It was incredible and unexpected. It was the beginning of Monsoon, so I presume it was to secure protection from elemental forces and a successful harvest.

[@islandsunset]

@@eastexotic Shakta temples do keep the ritual of animal sacrifice alive.

[@skywalker8940]

One main difference is I've rarely seen them included in popular culture

[@infinite5795]

True that, this is most profound in Odisha, where every village has a primary ancestral village goddess. Most popular goddesses in Odisha are village goddesses historically, like the Tarini temple where people go and offer their hair. We also have such horses of wood or clay, beautifully painted for warrior goddesses like Basulei, Jagulei etc. Oldest goddesses of Odisha is most probably Bhuin maa or earth goddess, who is worshipped annually during the June month for 3 days in a popular Odia festival called Raja, where we celebrate the holiday due to the menstruation of the earth mother. Women folk are barred to do any work or walk with naked feet, but they are adorned with clothes and must play the whole day on swings, as a Testament to women's struggles during Menstruation.

[@eastexotic]

I'm Tamil-speaking person born in Singapore with a long family history in South-East Asia. After being born, our first ritual is a ceremonial offering of the baby to the feet of "Peri-Aachi Amman" for protection. I understand this to be a localised practice of South Indians in Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa and Reunion Islands.

[@panjabipandit]

Interesting- We have similar village deities in Punjab and land protecting deities. I'd wager most of India has their own unique deities that are region specific.

[@balanmanian]

Excellent explanation. Keep bringing more rural practices. They are what sustain the life of a village!!!

[@shivaanrambally9611]

2:18 in Trinidad, Karuppuswamy is actually very popular! He's called Sangani Baba or Dee Baba, and he's a fierce esoteric god often used to protect land and property. He was brought there by indentured laborers from Madras.

[@preethakarthik767]

Translation nowadays is a necessity to make a learning experience . Thank you to make such video. Expecting more .

[@StorytrailsChannel]

Thank you :)

[@ramnadm]

Great, your presentation is good. Mean time, the prime gods of ancient tamil worship is not about ancestors worship. They do have supreme trimoorthy concept.

[@anselmdanker9519]

Thank you, I have seen these in Malaysia, in the villages in Ipoh, Perak.

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[@neshzin8424]

Tamil loves ❤️❤️❤️ Beautiful narration and wonderful video. Kudos..😍

[@prashanthreddy3326]

Interesting to know that it also happens in Tamil nadu. Worshipping of Village deity is very common in Telangana and we celebrate Bonalu as our state festival.

[@DH-kq4hg]

Actually we south people all are same. We all spoke Tamil long ago.

[@eastexotic]

@@DH-kq4hg No, we spoke a proto-dravidian language that all our languages in South India and isolated parts of North India come from. We have to stop Tamil Chauvanism. I'm a Tamil person.

[@prabhakaranprabu8901]

​@@eastexoticthat's what political hide your eyes... Even your Telugu word is a derivative of tamizh... It is clear historical proof... Hereafter no useto hide Truth

[@eastexotic]

@@prabhakaranprabu8901 Conjecture is not proof. You realise we have linguist and historians and scientists who study these things and publish their work.

[@prabhakaranprabu8901]

@@eastexotictamil peoples are great linguistics

[@BharatBhumi2456]

We have such village gods in Rajasthan.

[@harishganesan2120]

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[@StorytrailsChannel]

Thank you :) Many more coming soon

[@akshaypangarikar6305]

Mariamman called Mari aai in Maharashtra. Equally worshipped in Maharashtra.

[@dollartreeshark6786]

Wow did not know that. May be Marathas took it from Tamil Nadu when they ruled it..

[@Aniruddha197]

For more information, aai means mother in old Tamil. Lot of Marathi words entered in Tamil via tanjavur Marathi or dakhani Marathi . Ex chavadi or javdi( office place or kacheri , Kami , jasti / adhik , peth aka pettai ( means market ) , akka, aaji etc

[@diyac9554]

Loved this!! It’s not often the village gods are explained in modern times. Thank you!

[@saikatroy2299]

Thank you very much Mam. I'm from Jharkhand and was pondering over this local culture and finally got your video.

[@krishna201107]

Thanks so much. Was searching for info regarding this topic and your video really helped me. Very crisp, interesting presentation. Thanks again.

[@ambassador3365]

It is very sad that we Indians dont know much about each other. Kuladeiva, gramadeiva, worship are common to all hindus from kashmir to kanyakumari . Mariamma is worshipped under different names in different states .

[@rameshsarma9755]

Amazing video 🙏 happy to watch this. I don't know about this temple .thanks a lot story trails team🙏all the best for your future endeavors 💐 lellapalli srideviramesh, Chennai

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[@homehome1472]

Well explained and informative article 👏 👍 😊

[@maddyIncubus]

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[@soumyaraman316]

Amazing! Beautiful presentation 👏.

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Thank you :)

[@abishekgunasekaran2182]

Kudos to the presenters! I wish I have the same clarity as the guy, so clear, so seamless. Post more videos please

[@anandvr2273]

Your videos are very interesting, can you post a video of Goddess kotravai and God Murugan

[@nidhin916]

Amazing story telling, I have always wondered about the village Gods during my time in Tamil Nadu, thank you for enlightening me. Can you do a similar story on the Theyam of northern Kerala, it would be really interesting.

[@DrRamasubbu]

Very nice 👌 presentation....aum Sakthi...

[@Vpy2023]

Thanks for all the efforts being put into making these videos, just made to tell history and stories devoid of political inclinations !!

[@j2whoami]

Very Interesting - in Bengal & adjacent States - Maa Manasa is Worshipped for Similar reason, probably originating in South India (TN / KA) & adopted in Bengal ? - or it it Other way Round !! :) So Mariamman is Our Manasa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manasa

[@prahladakumarsreekantham2707]

Droupadi is worshipped as a incarnation or form of the great goddess, in many parts of South India and also in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and few other areas in North India , in Puranic and folklore literature also. She is a total local goddess in all these territories, with local connotations. Do a complete story about Droupadi in her different magnificent forms

[@ithayakumarisundarraj4121]

Nice and good presentation.Keep rocking.

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[@karthikamohan4802]

The overall content was very clear and factual too, yet I would be very delighted If you could furthermore dig deep and get more info about the religion of Aasivagam...😊

[@nash4804]

Your report erroneously confuses Lord Aiyanaar with Lord Aiyappan. They are different archetypes emerging in different periods. Kindly present the correct information. Thank you.

[@praguhbis]

Beautiful just beautiful.

[@bhawanibalasubramanian8230]

Though we are brahmins our kuladevata is Shasta who has an assistant called nalla Veerappan who guards the village at night on horseback.

[@bhawanibalasubramanian8230]

Very interesting! Thanks for the new insights about local God's. Used to wonder why they look so fearful!?

[@aravind1026]

Madam they are trying to peddle aryan-dravidian divide through these videos. There are many Gods who are fearful like Yama, Bhairava Narasimha. Not only Grama devathas

[@Texasmade74]

Gods*

[@ripsanskrit3609]

​@@aravind1026 here comes the one who don't like tamil who has their own culture

[@honeymgm]

Wow... this is a fantastic presentation of the real Heritage of India. Veda is not local protector.

[@StorytrailsChannel]

Thank you :)

[@mybirthday1986]

I had recently gone to my village in Tamil Nadu and had wondered the same question about the horseman statue outside. Very informative. Thank you for these videos!

[@paddyai]

Your ancestors were Hindus, feeling very poor for you as you have left a culturally rich and true religion for a fake political idea by the West to conquer the world in the name of religion. You ancestors would be ashamed of you

[@sudarshanroy6569]

Damn! It's so similar with the "Lokayata" gods in West Bengal!

[@pikachue602]

The entire Rajasthan,uP,Bihar Kshatriya clan worships Karani Mata.. In north east the vaishnavites worships many village deities.. In Bihar they worship the chhathi maai and aranya Devi.. In north of Kashmir they worship Vaishnodevi In Guj they worship many other goddesses as gram deota or kul deota.. In WB,they worship goddess Sheetala with Neem plant If we were to worship Mata Mariyamman we will do coz she is the Maha Maya Adyashakti..

[@gopalanparthasarathy]

Nice presentation.

[@StorytrailsChannel]

Thank you :)

[@rprabhu72]

This phenomenon is not limited to Tamilnadu. Most villages of South India have such Gram Devtas (could be there in North as well). In Goa there was Gram Purush

[@djvinsvinessen4720]

thank you

[@UmeshKumar-fy5iv]

Nice video and very informative. Appreciate your work and pls continue it and reveal real history to the views not mythological /purans. Its good know that local gods history and also how thses gods are observed into shaivism.pls tell us during which time period these godes were created. One comment Vishnu and Shiva are not Vedic gods.Brahma, Indra, Agni, Varuna,Vayu....are vedic gods.

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[@saradhagopalan7217]

Iyyanaar/Gurusamy/kali/mariamma/Droupadi etc

[@MariAmmaSar]

So who is the warrior goddess Gorrawi of the Tamil people, who is apparently mother of Lord Murugan ? Not declared in this video.

[@magnateservices748]

Gratitude

[@ranjitkarunakar6607]

Aiyyanar and Ayappa Swami same? Similar origin. ?????

[@aravind-456]

No both are different. ..Ayyanar is local god of TN

[@hariharan52]

I am sure that Aiyyanar and Ayyapa are the same since the theological parents, Shiva and Vishnu, are the same. Therefore Ayyapa is also called 'Hariharan' - Hari Hara Putran.

[@VishwaProtimBanerjee]

Beautiful Presentation! Every region has their own village gods and goddesses in our country. But what disappointed me was a question "Are these Gods Hindu Gods"? What is the definition of Hindu Gods? Deities found in Vedas are Vedic, similarly the Mahavidya Goddesses are Tantric, then there are folk deities from every region - All are Hindu Deities! Our dharma (Hinduism) bears no specific definition. Someday ignorant fools will start asking "are these rituals we perform Hindu?" (-_-)

[@AbhijitDesai-wl8rd]

Here Mariamman is disclosed as the goddess of rain. But the goddess herself may not be just a local goddess. The people travelled from places to places in search of water and rain as the climates changed in different ages and thus they took their gods everywhere they went. The sacrifical rituals performed by the locals to please these gods may out from the selfish brains of the priests and tantriks who advised people to make such sacrifices. Why would god be pleased by sacrifice of an innocent animal? Who are ultimately going to be benefitted by the sacrifices and donations people make? Another interesting point is that Buffalo an animal which is considered as mount of the Marathi village goddess Mariaai and gets worshipped as Mhasoba. That means it was the same pareidolia which caused some people to think the animal as carrier (Vahana) of the goddess while some other groups thought that the Goddess was standing over it after killing it (Mahishasura).

[@pkv8807]

Amma is not protector of village, she's the core of village itself. Farmers, before forming villages used to install their amma

[@BharatBhumi2456]

Bro we have such village gods in Rajasthan.

[@tivo3720]

In Bengal and eastern part of India.... The goddess shitala is for small pox . ... Some times ... These God and Goddess get accepted as Avatars of the Shiva, Durga, vishnu.... Or sometimes they got linked with main God and Goddess via some flok tails. I think that's a good thing.... To except and respect the regional God Goddesses.... ❤️ In Hinduism we don't have to destroy other God to signify the God's power . Like some other major religions

[@prashantpandya2933]

They are called Gram Devta ... During pooja, first step dhyaan, all deities are mentioned like Sthaan Devta, Gram Devta, Kul Devta n Ishtadev on the top of the usual Gods ie Panchayatan Dev...

[@fuhr2759]

Mariamman - Tamil Maaremma - Telugu Maisamma Muthyalamma Pochamma Virabhadra etc are Other Grama Devathas we could see AP & Telangana.

[@aniketkumarpandey895]

Mariamman seems like devi shitala worshipped in north and east india🙏

[@amalaraj4509]

Good work guys. But ayyanar is definitely not a vedic god. Do more analysis.

[@m.r.karthicktamilan3813]

Mariamman is none other than devi shakthi the spouse of shiva in her local songs u can hear people praising her as the wife of shiva the one who took half of shiva et

[@maravind8747]

That temple was my clan god temple.

[@karthiklakshmi]

Aunty - super!

[@turhuy]

I think thisis in everypart of India Gramadevata or Gramadevi

[@cbsn10]

1.00. Shiva and Vishnu are Vedic gods? Of course not during Rig Vedic times, but later during, not even necessarily of Upanishadic times, but Mahabharata times? I think I need to see, it seems, there is no mention in the Buddhist jatakas that Buddha needed to consider any of the Trimurti in formulating his thoughts. It seems he needed to consider Indra et al.

[@kishandubey7882]

​@@johnnydeppz5475Vishnu and Rudra are not major Gods in Vedas.....They gain prominence during Puranic times ....

[@abcd11118]

​@Johnny DeppZ the rudra in Vedas are not connected with puranic rudra same with saraswat there is no mention of her connecting with puranic saraswati.

[@abcd11118]

​@Johnny DeppZ he is right they are asli not mahor gods they are Demi gods they don't have much verses also

[@Nedumgottil]

Dravidian folk religions are very interesting

[@Agnostic7773]

There is possible reason for everything in past

[@ravana1618]

Same culture of rituels and sacrifice are found in South America and Africa...

[@dontTalkBullshit]

Each Hindu Village in india has a village god that's the pride of our culture and also the freedom that has been given to us by Hinduism and this is the reason why Hinduism yet survived

[@barani19]

If Shiva, Vishnu and other gods are Vedic gods and Sangam literature does mention them, then Sangam period can be conveniently overlapped with "Vedic period" or probably post Vedic period

[@brittojohn1844]

Siva Vishnu are vedic gods?

[@ambassador3365]

Village gods, kuladeiva worship are all common to hindus from kashmir to kanyakumari

[@Sumerian_Tamil]

I may not agree with all stated..but, why..may be more research is required..

[@prashantpandya2933]

Some information is incorrect

[@mahaaryaman7088]

Like what?

[@yanildev]

I think Vishnu is not vedic, they are post vedic, thats why evidence in Govardahan puja for example where they are pushing out Vedic gods like Indra.

[@Graviton-cc9bn]

Shiva and vishnu are not vedic gods ,they are puranic or agamic god.

[@abcd11118]

​@Johnny DeppZ Vedas are the biggest proof in Vedas rudra have no connection orbatory relating him with puranic rudra same with Vishnu rudra is a small gofbin Vedas who didn't get that much attention,you are North Indian you lived 600 under Muslims rule you wouldn't understand.

[@pavanbala8981]

kishna dum bo

[@peace_companion95]

" The village gods" can not be called as Hindu gods. There was no Hindu religion at that time. The tribles in various parts of India used to worship their deities. They were not Hindu gods. Please do not misguide people. Also don't confuse between the vedic religion and the tamil people worshiping their local deities.

[@Samteam15]

Is Shiva a Dravidian god? Do Aryans wrongly portray his image? Now lets seek a logical answer. RIGVEDA is a Hindu or Sanatana Dharma is Vedic Aryan immigrant's scriptures. Do you agree? If you agree than let's explore just one Sanatana Dharma scripture see what it says about Shivling or Šiśnadevān and its Dravidian (Naga/Tamil) worshipers (phallus-worshippers). And it's amazing lord Shiva has 1008 names while Sanskrit names Rudra /ˈrʊdrə/; Sanskrit: रुद्र, Šiśnadevān and Linga are not part of it. Thereafter you can decide whether Shiva or Šiśnadevān is Hindu or pre Vedic religion/Tamil God. No Dravidians especially Tamils with right sense would agree Shiva is a “Hindu”. ONLY Sub-Dravidians who are bastardized may follow Hinduism. Some half-baked answers by ignorant nerds may claim Shiva (Šiśnadevān) is Satanic Dharma's God; however RIGVEDA says OTHERWISE;- 10.99.3 RIGVEDA ரிக்வேதம் ghnañchiśnadevānabhi varpasā bhūt" ஆங்கில & தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு:- "and slew the phallus worshipers" "மற்றும் ஆண்குருவி வழிபாட்டாளர்களைக் கொன்றது" It clearly shows that the Vedic Aryan immigrants were genocide perpetrators. Now you know why Tamils claim #TamilsAreNotHindus

[@mithranjoseph]

Yeah, God who created human should be even beautiful than man and not other wise.

[@SandeeepShankar]

Stop misleading people. What you're doing is cultural appropriation. Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma are not Vedic Gods. These Tamil Gods do not belong to your Vedic religion!

[@user-HariHaran21]

Rightly said!

[@sakthiprasana]

Both Vedic and Tamil Gods have their own limitations. Vedic Gods are based on natural forces and worshipping nature doesn't make sense. And Tamil Gods were our ancestors. People who were role models at their times had personality cults even after their death. And yes they are dead and worshipping people who are dead doesn't make any sense.

[@Krishna-ib1pc]

@@sakthiprasana well said sir...💯💯

[@AnmolBhuinya]

This is how Indian local Gods are BRAHMANIZED...Moreover Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are not Vedic Gods...They are Puranic Gods...Indra,Agni,Vayu, Varun, Marut etc are Vedic Gods... (Moreover I do believe Shiva is Indian God itself which got Brahmanized but don't have concrete proof...Many Tribals worship Shiva)

[@pkv8807]

True. Shiva, Vishnu are all given meat

[@sanjoydey1030]

Village deities are common across India and part of Hindu culture as Gram devata.

[@Sykik.reader]

Shiva is not a vedic God. Rig veda insult shiva worshipers

[@saradhagopalan7217]

That is the claim of Seeman the ularuvayan

[@TheAbletester]

Those stories are written much later!! With help of kings lot of stories were written after adisankara ! These village dieties have story in Tamil literature!

[@cskcmp5009]

But the real fact is none of the other mammals don't worship god.

[@rainbowthamizhan7622]

Weldon team storytrails - subscribed.other religious gods are come from sky.tamizh gods are come from our own land.we don't want Sanskrit.tamizh enough for our workships

[@sowmitriswamy6718]

Stop your hate. You are not as exclusive or different or unique as you claim, hope, or pretend to be. It matters not a whit to most people whether Gods are Tamil, Punjabi or Bengali. Overcome your parochial viewpoint and accept that other people, regions and cultures are just as good or bad as yours.

[@thaache]

மாடன்: thaache.blogspot.com/2022/01/blog-post_29.html

[@prijithpillai]

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[@magnateservices748]

Gratitude

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You have not mention Madurai Veeran.