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List of Gods : "Dravidian" - 52 records

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Goddess name
"Korraval"
Dravidian Goddess of war India / Dravidian / Tamil / Sri Lanka
God name
"Mal"
Dravidian Pastoral god whose name means either the the great one or the dark one Dravidian / Tamil
God name
"Mal"
Dravidian / Tamil He is a pastoral god whose name means either the the great one or the dark one
God name
"Mal"
Early Dravidian / Tamil Creator god. Probably equating with a syncretization of VIS'NU and KRSNA. The name implies a deity of great stature. In Sangam texts, his face is like the moon, his eyes are lotuses and his CAKRA is the beams of the Sun. Also TIRUMAL....
God name
"Manmatha"
Dravidian / Tamil Form of the god of carnal love. A local southern Indian form of Kama with similar attributes and genealogy, named in Sangam literature....
Goddess name
"Mari"
Dravidian Rain goddess and the goddess of smallpox Dravidian / Tamil
Goddess name
"Mari (1) (killing)"
Buddhist (1) Deification of literature. One of a group of DHARANIS. Color: reddish white. Attributes: needle, thread and staff.(2) Mother goddess. Dravidian (Tamil) [southern India]. See also MARI MAI....
Goddess name
"Mariyamman"
Dravidian Plague goddess with a bizarre form of penance Dravidian / Tamil
Goddess name
"Mariyamman (mother of smallpox)"
Dravidian / Tamil / southern India Plague goddess. A terrible goddess, one of the NAVASAKTIS and linked with the goddess KALI. She is honored in a ritual during which victims (in penance) are suspended from a rope and an iron hook through the flesh of the back and whirled around a pole. Also Mariyattal....
God name
"Mayon"
Dravidian Creator god Dravidian / Tamil
God name
"Mayon (the black one)"
Early Dravidian / Tamil / southern India / Sri Lanka Creator god. Animistic high god of the pastoral regions, found in Sangam literature and thought to reside in trees. Perhaps equating with VIS'NU or KRSNA....
Deity name
"Munisvara"
Hindu / Dravidian A regional Tamil deity who is popular amongst the least Sanskritized social groups of South India specifically Tamil Nadu. Hindu / Dravidian
God name
"Munisvara"
Hindu Deified saint. Technically a demigod but worshiped as a deity by Dravidians in southern India. Also Municami (Tamil)....
God name
"Murukan"
Dravidian / Tamil / southern India Hunting and war god. Identified with the Hindu god SKANDA. His vehicle is an elephant or a peaçõçk. Color: red. Attributes: spear and staff with gar land....
God name
"Murukan/ Ceyon"
Dravidian / Tamil A hunting & war god
Goddess name
"Muttalamman"
Dravidian Plague goddess, especially identified with smallpox Dravidian / Tamil
Goddess name
"Muttalamman (pearl-mother)"
Dravidian / Tamil / southern India Plague goddess. Specifically identified with smallpox. Also Mutyalamma....
Goddess name
"Nappinnai"
Hindu - Dravidian / Tamil Local goddess. Consort of KRSNA. Mentioned in the Vaisnavite and Saivite literature, the Krsna-Nappinnai cult was prominent in Tamil-speaking areas of southern India in the seventh to ninth centuries. According to tradition Krsna wed Nappinnai after a bullbaiting contest during which he took on and defeated seven bulls. Nappinnai may be a localized form of Sri-Laksmi. Also Pinnai....
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