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History of Ayyavazhi

Index History of Ayyavazhi

The History of Ayyavazhi traces the religious history of Ayyavazhi, a belief-system originated in the mid-19th century in Southern India. [1]

37 relations: Anbukkodimakkal Thirucchabai, Andhra Pradesh, Arumuganeri, Ayya Vaikundar, Ayyavazhi, Ayyavazhi in reports by Christian missionaries, Bala Prajapathi Adikalar, Chennai, Christian mission, India, Kanyakumari district, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Marthandam, Nadar (caste), Nagercoil, Nizhal Thangal, Palaramachandran version, Pathi, Payyan dynasty, Seedars, Sentratisai Ventraperumal version, South India, Swamithope, Tamil Nadu, Tapas (Indian religions), The Hindu, Thiru Edu-Vasippu, Thiruvananthapuram, Thoothukudi, Thuvayal Thavasu, Timeline of Ayyavazhi history, Tirunelveli, Travancore, Vaikunda Avatara Orvalam, Vaikundar Thirukkudumbam version.

Anbukkodimakkal Thirucchabai

Anbukkodimakkal Thirucchabai is a democratic bureau established by the religious headquarters of Ayyavazhi in the late 20th century.

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Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India.

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Arumuganeri

Arumuganeri is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Ayya Vaikundar

Lord Ayya Vaikundar (c.1809–c.1851; அய்யா வைகுண்டர்), also known as tenth avatar or incarnation of Lord Vishnu, also called as Sriman Narayana Vaikundasamy or Narayana Pandaram, was a 19th-century social reformer and iconoclast who worked for the upliftment of downtrodden people in the Kingdom of Travancore.

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Ayyavazhi

Ayyavazhi (அய்யாவழி, അയ്യാവഴി Ayyāvaḻi, "Path of the Master") is an universalizing henotheistic belief that originated in South India.

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Ayyavazhi in reports by Christian missionaries

Ayyavazhi, a belief system originating from South India, is mentioned in a number of reports by Christian missionaries in the 19th century.

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Bala Prajapathi Adikalar

Bala Prajapathi Adikalar (also spelt Adigalar or Adigal) is considered as the present religious leader of Ayyavazhi.

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Chennai

Chennai (formerly known as Madras or) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Christian mission

A Christian mission is an organized effort to spread Christianity.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Kanyakumari district

Kanyakumari district is the southernmost district in Tamil Nadu state and mainland India.

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Karnataka

Karnataka also known Kannada Nadu is a state in the south western region of India.

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Kerala

Kerala is a state in South India on the Malabar Coast.

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Maharashtra

Maharashtra (abbr. MH) is a state in the western region of India and is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area.

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Marthandam

Marthandam is a major trade centre in Kuzhithurai municipality across National Highway (NH 47) in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Nadar (caste)

Nadar (also referred to as Nadan, Shanar and Shanan) is a Tamil caste of South India and Sri Lanka.

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Nagercoil

Nagercoil ("Temple of the Nāgas" Nagaraja Temple) is a town in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari.

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Nizhal Thangal

Nizhal Thangal (நிழல் தாங்கல்; also called Inai Thangals) are secondary worship places of the Ayyavazhi, often smaller in size compared to Pathis, built per the instructions of Akilattirattu Ammanai.

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Palaramachandran version

The Palaramachandran Version was the ever first published version of Akilam, the scripture of Ayyavazhi by Thankaiyah.

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Pathi

Pathi (பதி - "The place where God is") is the name of the primary centres of congregational worship for the South Indian religious system of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple.

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Payyan dynasty

Payyan dynasty is the family which manage and administer Swamithope pathi, the temple of Ayyavazhi.

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Seedars

According to Akilattirattu Ammanai, the scripture of the Ayyavazhi religion, Ayya Vaikundar, the Incarnation of God in Kali Yukam, has five Seedar (disciples).

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Sentratisai Ventraperumal version

Sentratisai Ventraperumal version was one among the release versions of Akilam which was released in 1965 and was named after Sentratisai Ventraperumal, who was one among the Payyan dynasty.

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South India

South India is the area encompassing the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry, occupying 19% of India's area.

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Swamithope

Swamithope (alternate spelling Swamithoppe) is the name of a village that lies southeast of the City of Nagercoil, the capital of the District of Kanyakumari in the State of Tamil Nadu, at the extreme southern tip of India.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (• tamiḻ nāḍu ? literally 'The Land of Tamils' or 'Tamil Country') is one of the 29 states of India.

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Tapas (Indian religions)

Tapas is a Sanskrit word that means "to heat".

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian daily newspaper, headquartered at Chennai.

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Thiru Edu-Vasippu

Thiru Edu-Vasippu is the Indian ayyavazhi festival of melodiously reading the contents of Akilattirattu Ammanai, celebrated in Pathis and Nizhal Thangals.

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Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, also known as Trivandrum, is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Kerala.

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Thoothukudi

Thoothukudi, also known by its British name Tuticorin, is a port city and a municipal corporation and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Thuvayal Thavasu

Thuvayal Thavasu, literally washing penance, was a significant religious event that took place in the 19th century.

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Timeline of Ayyavazhi history

The purpose of this chronology is to give a detailed account of Ayyavazhi from the beginning of the incarnational events of Vaikundar to the present time.

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Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli, also known as Nellai and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Travancore

The Kingdom of Travancore was an Indian kingdom from 1729 until 1949.

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Vaikunda Avatara Orvalam

The Vaikunda Avatara Orvalam is the name given to the procession which originates from Nagercoil to Swamithoppe.

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Vaikundar Thirukkudumbam version

Vaikundar Thirukkudumbam Version (VTV) is one among the released versions of Akilam, the scripture of Ayyavazhi.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ayyavazhi

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