Sudalai Madan
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Sudalai Madan also Sudaleswaran or Madasamy is a regional Tamil male deity who is popular amongst the least Sanskritized social groups of South India specifically Tamil Nadu.
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[edit] God of the dispossed
He is usually considered to be the caste deity of Devar, Paraiyar, Nadar and other castes found on extreme south of Tamil Nadu. He is very popular in the Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari district.
[edit] Rituals and priests
Most Sudalai Madan temples are officiated by non-Brahmin priests. Amongst Paraiyar, the priests are called Valluvar. His name suggests an association with death and cemeteries. Sudalai Madan in offered sacrificial birds and goats by his devotees unlike in Sanskritized Hindu temples.
[edit] Outside India
The deity is also popular amongst certain segments of the Tamil diaspora in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Reunion and the French overseas territories in the Caribbean sea.
[edit] External links
- Sudalai Madan temple and animal sacrifice
- Sudalai Madan and Sanskritisation
- Sudalai Madan amongst Indian origin Tamils
- South Indian Deities And Their Relative Following in Tamil Nadu
- Secularism and Religious Violence in Contemporary India
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