अयप्पा

Ayyappa

Pantheon

Śaiva

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ISynopsis

Son of Shiva and Vishnu (Mohini). Chief deity of Sabarimala, Kerala. Worshipped after a 41-day austerity (mandala vrata). Embodiment of celibacy and dharma.

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PantheonŚaiva · Curated pantheon classificationscholarly interpretation
Name (hin/Deva)अयप्पाtextual
Name (tel/Telu)అయ్యప్పtextual
Name (tam/Taml)ஐயப்பன்textual
Name (mal/Mlym)അയ്യപ്പൻtextual
Name (eng/Latn)Ayyappa · also: Dharmasastha, Manikanta, Shastaavtextual
Name (kan/Knda)ಅಯ್ಯಪ್ಪtextual
Enshrined at100 templescommunity attested

IIFamily lineages worshipping this deity

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Arulmigu Arasadi Kandan Sastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Kakum Valayyan Sastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Karkulamudaiyar Sastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Palavudaiyar Sastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Sundara Pandiya Sastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Vengalamudaiyar Sastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Ayyappa Swami TemplePrimary shrine
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Ayyappa swamy templePrimary shrine
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Ayyappa templePrimary shrine
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Ayyappa TemplePrimary shrine
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Ayyappa TemplePrimary shrine
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Ayyappan TemplePrimary shrine
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Chenappady Sree Dharmasastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Karipamkulangara Ayyappa Temple, Manakulangara, KodakaraPrimary shrine
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Kunnathully Ayyappa TemplePrimary shrine
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Kunnoorkal Sastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Mulanjur Ayyappan KavuPrimary shrine
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Panamukkumpally Sastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Pulikkot Ayyappan TemplePrimary shrine
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Sabarimala Ganapathi TemplePrimary shrine
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Shri Dharmasastha TemplePrimary shrine
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Sree Dharma Sastha Temple KuttamkulamPrimary shrine
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Thycaud Dharma Sastha Temple, ThiruvananthapuramPrimary shrine
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Vedagiri Sree Dharma Sastha KshethramPrimary shrine
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IVFamily lineages

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URN · urn:vamshanidhi:deity:ayyappa

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