Karuppu Sami Karuppasamy Karuppannan Karuppu Swamy Brass
Idol - A4635
Product Code: A4635
Approximate Weight: 88 Grams
Approximate Dimension: 3Lx2Bx7H in cm
Material: Brass
Color: Yellow
Rs.825/-
Description:
Karuppu Sami is one of the regional Tamil male deities popular among the
rural social groups of Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala. He is one of the 21
associate folk-deities of Ayyanar and is hence one of the so-called Kaval
Deivams of the Tamils. Karuppanar worship is a very ancient ancestral
clan-based worship system. Most officiating priests are non-Brahmins and derive
from local lineages that had initiated the cult generations ago. The worship
pattern is non-Vedic or non-Agamic through folk tales, songs and arts (Villu
pattu, Karakattam, Koothu etc.). The local priest might offer flowers or
vibuthi (holy ash) to the worshippers and may play the role of an oracle for Shamanism.
Various persons within the clan system are identified to play to the role of
oracle on annual turn basis. They undertake vradham and maintain chastity and
purity during the period. During the festivals, oracles get into trance state
(Saami aadudhal) and deliver counselling messages to the group assembled there
without bias. The normal problems addressed are family problems, financial
troubles and local community and social issues for resolving within the
community group with the agreement of local ancestral god through oracle.
Whenever the wishes of the people are granted, they give their offerings to Him
based on what they vowed to offer. Karuppu Sami is also worshipped in Trinidad
and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Guadeloupe, and Martinique under the name Dee
Baba, Maangadu Karupu, or Sangili Karuppar. Offerings of cigarettes, camphor,
biscuits, butter, cloves, ghee, and alcohol as well as a sacrifice of a black
chicken or goat are made to him here. Karuppu Sami temple is mostly found in
the outskirts of the Village. Usually, the whole village contributes to the
maintenance of the temple. These temples do not have traditional Gopurams and
have large statues of Gods with large eyes, holding weapons like bow and arrow,
swords, aruval and others protective weapons. There will also be statues of 7
Kannimaar goddesses (7 virgins) and animals, often a hunting dog, a lion and
horse.
Please expect natural variations.
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