Thursday, February 07, 2008

Kaaval Deivams.

Kaaval Deviams are gods that are considered the guardians of villages in South India. These snaps are a few taken in the Salem / Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu in India and depict the various forms of these gods.


Generally, these gods are depicted with some kind of weapon, short sword, long sword, trident, or sometimes even guns. Most of them are called "Iyyanaar", though they are also known as "Muniyaandi", "Muniappan" in some places.

These pictures were taken on the way to Hogganekkal from Dharmapuri in North Tamilnadu.

The following pictures were taken on the way to Yercaud from the town of Salem, Tamil Nadu.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

romba nalla irukkudhu ungal pics. Good luck and have a lot more yaatirais :)