When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Tamil mythology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_mythology

    Tamil mythology refers to the folklore and traditions that are a part of the wider Dravidian pantheon, originating from the Tamil people. [1] This body of mythology is a fusion of elements from Dravidian culture and the parent Indus Valley culture, both of which have been syncretised with mainstream Hinduism .

  3. Category:Tamil mythical figures - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tamil_mythical...

    Pages in category "Tamil mythical figures" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agastya; M.

  4. Śūrapadmā - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Śūrapadmā

    In Tamil tradition, Surapadma is conceived with the same origin as Tarakasura, the asura who necessitates the birth of a son of Shiva, Murugan. The slaying of Surapadma by Murugan is also described to mark the onset of the Kali Yuga. [8] The downfall of Surapadma is the legend behind the occasion of the festival of Thaipusam. [9]

  5. Category:Tamil mythology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tamil_mythology

    Pages in category "Tamil mythology" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  6. Kannagi - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannagi

    Kannagi (Tamil: கண்ணகி), sometimes spelled Kannaki, [1] is a legendary Tamil woman who forms the central character of the Tamil epic Cilappatikāram. [2] Kannagi is described as a chaste woman who stays with her husband despite his adultery, their attempt to rebuild their marriage after her unrepentant husband had lost everything, how he is framed then punished without the due ...

  7. Yali (mythology) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yali_(mythology)

    Yali (IAST: Yāḷi), [1] (Tamil: யாழி), [2] is a Hindu mythological creature, portrayed with the head and the body of a lion, the trunk and the tusks of an elephant, and sometimes bearing equine features. [3] Images of the creature occur in many South Indian temples, often sculpted onto the pillars. [4]

  8. Six Abodes of Murugan - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Abodes_of_Murugan

    Arunagirinathar was a 15th-century Tamil poet born in Tiruvannamalai.According to regional tradition, he spent his early years as a rioter and seducer of women. After ruining his health, he tried to commit suicide by throwing himself from the northern tower of Annamalaiyar Temple, but was saved by the grace of god Murugan. [3]

  9. Category:Tamil deities - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tamil_deities

    Pages in category "Tamil deities" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *