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Ayyanar (IAST: Aiyaṉār, Tamil: ஐயனார்) is a Hindu deity venerated in South India and Sri Lanka. His worship is prevalent among the Dravidian peoples. Some studies suggest that Ayyanar may have also been worshipped in Southeast Asian countries in the past. He is primarily worshipped as one of the guardian folk deities of Tamil Nadu. The temples of Ayyanar in the countryside are usually flanked by gigantic and colourful statues of him and his companions riding horses or elephants.

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  • Aiyanar (de)
  • Aiyanar (en)
  • Ayyanar (es)
  • Aiyanar (fr)
  • 아이야나르 (ko)
  • Ajjanar (pl)
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  • Ayyanar (IAST: Aiyaṉār, Tamil: ஐயனார்) is a Hindu deity venerated in South India and Sri Lanka. His worship is prevalent among the Dravidian peoples. Some studies suggest that Ayyanar may have also been worshipped in Southeast Asian countries in the past. He is primarily worshipped as one of the guardian folk deities of Tamil Nadu. The temples of Ayyanar in the countryside are usually flanked by gigantic and colourful statues of him and his companions riding horses or elephants. (en)
  • Aiyanar (orthographié également Ayyanar, Ayanar ou Iyenar) (tamoul : ஐயனார்) est un dieu local, un « dieu de village » de l'Inde du Sud, vénéré principalement dans l'État du Tamil Nadu. (fr)
  • 아이야나르(타밀어: ஐயனார், Aiyanar, Ayyanar, Aiyyanar) · 아야나르(Ayanar) 또는 이야나르(Iyenar)는 힌두교의 마을 신으로, 주로 인도의 타밀나두 주와 스리랑카의 타밀족 에서 숭배되는 남신이다. 아이야나르는 시골 마을을 보호하는 수호신으로 주로 숭배되고 있다. 아이야나르의 성직자들은 대개 브라만이 아니며 주로 카스트에 속한 사람들이 성직자의 역할을 하는데, 다른 카스트의 사람들도 아이야나르의 신전에서 종교적 공무에 참여하기도 한다. 보통 아이야나르의 신전 옆에는 말이나 코끼리를 타고 있는 모습의 아이야나르와 그의 동료들의 거대하고 컬러풀한 상들이 있다. 이이야나르의 기원과 그의 이름의 어원에 대해서는 많은 이론들이 있다. 아이야나르는 스리랑카의 신할라족(Sinhalese)이 숭배하는 신인 (Aiyanayake)와 관련이 있다. (ko)
  • Aijanar (tamil. ஐயனார்) – ludowe bóstwo hinduistyczne, popularne głównie na terenach tamilskojęzycznych, obrońca wsi i pól. Kult o niezbadanym pochodzeniu. Niekiedy utożsamiany z Ajjappanem z sąsiedniej Kerali. (pl)
  • Ayyanar o Aiyanar es un Dios local tamil, un Dios de pueblo del sur de la India, venerado principalmente en el estado de Tamil Nadu. Es adorado como divinidad guardiana que protege las villas rurales. Sus sacerdotes no son en general brahmanes, sino que pertenecen a la casta de los alfareros y ceramistas, aunque miembros de otras castas también pueden oficiar en sus templos. (es)
  • Aiyanar (Tamil ஐயனார்) ist eine Gottheit der indischen Mythologie. Er gilt als Schutzgottheit der tamilischen Landbevölkerung. Im Mythos ist Aiyanar ein Sohn des Shiva und der Mohini, einer weiblichen Erscheinungsform des Vishnu. Seine Frauen sind und . Als Helfer Indras maß er sich an, als Herrscher über die Erde aufzutreten, weshalb er von ihm gemeinsam mit den zum Beschützer der Menschen und Herrscher über die Dämonen auf die Erde verbannt wurde. Er reitet seitdem gemeinsam mit seinen beiden Leibwächtern Madurai Viran und Muniandi mit einer Keule bewaffnet um die Dörfer, um böse Dämonen zu vertreiben. Die Begegnung mit ihm soll Unheil bringen, da er die Menschen, denen er begegnet, für Dämonen hält. (de)
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  • Ayyanar (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ayyanar_with_Poorna_Pushkala_IMG_20170813_170522_1.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ayyapan(1).jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ayyanar_idols_near_Gobichettipalayam.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aiyanar,_South_India,_c._14th_century_AD,_bronze_-_Matsuoka_Museum_of_Art_-_Tokyo,_Japan_-_DSC07172.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aiyanar_2_épouses_01397.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ayyanar_on_elephant.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ayyannar_Car.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ayyannar_Temple_Horse.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Isurumuniya_Man_and_the_Horse_Head.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kattuvalli_ayya_view.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kurukkalmadam_Ayyanar.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Madurai_si0704.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mampatti_Sri_Kadukavalar_Temple.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tardo_periodo_chola,_ayyanar,_prov._sconosciuta,_1100-1350_ca.jpg
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