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'''Ayyavazhi''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]:[[:ta:அய்யாவழி|அய்யாவழி]] "ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᏅ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏙᏓ"), [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[monism|monistic]] ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ, originated ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ [[South India|ᎤᎦᎾᏭ ᎢᏅᏗᎾ]] ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏯᏛᎾ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ 19th ᏍᏉᎯᏧᏈ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏗ.<ref>ᎯᎠ 'zhi' (ழி) ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎧᏁᏨ, 'Ayyavazhi', ᎨᏒᎢ [[retroflex]], ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎪᏢᎯᏌᏅᎯ [[transliteration|transliterated]] ᎧᎵ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎯᎠ [[National Library at Calcutta romanization|ᎬᎾᏕᎾ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏕᎦᏅ ᏗᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎾᎾᎢ Calcutta romanization]] ᏥᏄᏍᏗ '''ayyava<u>l</u>ᎠᏯ'''.</ref> Ayyavazhi ᎤᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎩᎳ ᎤᎩᏒᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏒᎧᎵ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᏛ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᎯ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ [[Indian government|ᎢᏅᏗᎾ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ]], ᎠᎴ Ꮝ followers ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ autonomous ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ. <ref> G.Patrick ᎤᏤᎵ ''ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ'', ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 5, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 120,121. </ref> ᎣᏂ ᏧᏩᎫᏛ Ayyavazhi ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ recognised ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏧᏓᎴᎿᎢ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ, Ꮝ followers ᎠᎴ ᏗᏎᎸᎯ ᎬᏙᏗ [[Hinduism]] ᎾᎯᏳᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎨᎦᏎᏍᏛ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ [[India|ᎢᏅᏗᎾ]].  

ᏧᎦᎴᏅᏓ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ Ayyavazhi followers ᎢᎦᏛ ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏏᏍᎬ <ref> V.T. Chellam ᎤᏤᎵ ''Thamizhaka Varalarum Panpadum'' ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 12, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 493 ᏓᏓᏘᏂᏒ "Vaikunda Samikal'' (1810–1851) " ᎠᏍᏓᏅᏅ 11 "Ayyavazhi ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᏓᎩᏍᎬᎢ originated". </ref> ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᏔᎴᏒ ᎠᎹᏱ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏧᏁᎸᏗᏯ<ref> ''G.Patrick ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ'', ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 5, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 91 "ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏰᎵ nineteenth ᏍᏉᎯᏧᏈ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏗtsudetiyvdi, AV ᎠᏰᎲ ᎦᎷᏨ ᎾᏍᏋ recognisable ᏧᏁᎸᏗᏯ phenomenon , ᎠᏃᏢᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ(contracted; show full)ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏯᏛᎾ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ-[[19th century|19th ᏍᏉᎯᏧᏈ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏗ]]. <ref> ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎯᎠ LMS ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏗᎬᏁᎸ ᎦᏟᏌᏅ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏓᏡᎬ [[Ayyavazhi in reports by Christian missionaries|Ayyavazhi ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏗᎬᏁᎸ ᎾᎥᎢ ᏧᎾᏁᎸᏗ missionaries]] ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎵ '''''ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ'''''. </ref> ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᎳᏨᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏚᎳᏏᏔᏅᎩ ᎾᎿ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬ Ayya Vaikundar ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏁᎸᏗᏯ texts ''[[Akilattirattu Ammanai]]'' ᎠᎴ ''[[Arul Nool]]''.
  

ᎧᎵ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ [[Ayya Vaikundar]] ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎯᎠ [[Manu (Hinduism)|Manu]] [[avatar]] [[Trimurthi]]. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ Ayyavazhi shares ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎬᏙᏗ Hinduism ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Ꮝ mythology ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏙᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ differs ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ Hinduism, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Ꮝ concepts "ᎣᏍᏛ vs ᎤᏐᏅᎢ", Dharma ᎠᎴ ᎤᏠᏯᏍᏗ.

== Origins Ayyavazhi ==
Origins ᎯᎠ ᏚᏙᎥ ''Ayyavazhi'' ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ. ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᏫᏓᎧᏃᏗᏱ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏓᎴᎿᎥ implications ᎯᎠ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎧᏁᏣ ᎿᏛᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗ ᎢᏅ ᎤᏣᏘᎾ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᏐᎢ. ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ theories ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏛ:  
* '''ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᏅ ᎠᏓᏙᏓ''' - ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ-tamil ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ''Ayya'' (ᎠᏓᏙᏓ) + ''vazhi'' (ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᏅ). ᎪᎯ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ derived ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ Tamil ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ commonly ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ '[[ayya]]' ᎤᏅᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ''''ᎬᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᏓᏙᏓ''''.  
* '''ᎯᎠ ultimate ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ''' - ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ''Ayya'' (ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ) + ''vazhi'' (ᎯᎠ ultimate ᏚᏳᎪᏛ) ᎨᏒᎢ derived ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎦᏔᎯ ᎪᏪᎵ usage ᎯᎠ ᎤᏂᏁᏨ.  
* '''ᏧᏁᎸᏗᏯ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ Guru''' - ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ Tamil ''Ayya'' ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ([[Guru]]) + ''vazhi'' (ᏧᏁᎸᏗᏯ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ - ''vazhibadu'' ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Tamil).  
* '''ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ attaining ᎯᎠ ᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᏧᎾᎳᏏᏕᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ''' - ''Ayya'' ᏥᏄᏍᏗ (ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ) + ''vazhi'' (ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ unify) <ref> Arisundara Mani ᎤᏤᎵ ''Akilathirattu Ammanai Parayana Urai'' ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 1, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 4. </ref>

(contracted; show full)sessed ᎾᎥᎢ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ).<ref> G. Patrick ᎤᏤᎵ ''ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ'', ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 5, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 119 ''"Arulnul, ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᏍᏋ supplementary (tunainul) Akilattirattu, ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏓᏂᏝᏅ ᎦᏲᎵ ᏍᏆᎳᎢ literatures composed ᎾᎥᎢ ᏄᏓᎴᎿᎥ arulalarkal (ᎠᏏᏴᏫ ᎦᎪ ᎠᏰᎲ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏏᎾᏒ 'ᎠᎩᏍᏗᏱ divinised' ) ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᎠᎴ unknown. "'' </ref> ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎨᏐ ᎯᎠ prayers, [[hymn]] ᎠᎴ ᏗᎾᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎦ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Ayyavazhi, [[rituals]], [[prophesies]] ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᏗᎵᏖᎸᏗ.
  

ᎯᎠ Ayyavazhi devotees, ᎾᎿᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎯᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏚᏙᏢᏒᎢ, ᎤᏯᏅᎲ [[Pathi]], ᎬᏙᏗ "[[Panchappathis]]" ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ.<ref> G. Patrick ᎤᏤᎵ ''ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ'', ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 5, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 117 ''" ᎯᏍᎩ ᏯᏛᎿ patikal ᎠᎴ belived ᎤᎭ emerged ᎾᎯᏳᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏳᏩiyuwakodi Vaikuntacami. "'' </ref> ᎯᎠ ᏧᏂᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗ [[Thalaimaippathi|Swamithoppepathi]] ᎨᏒᎢ ᎯᎠ headquarters ᎯᎠ Ayyavazhi ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ.<ref> N. Elango & Vijaya Shanthi Elango 1997 ''Ayya Vaiku(contracted; show full)

=== Pathis ===
Pathis ᎨᏒᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ centres congregational ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ, ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᏗᎦᏃᏢᎩ ᎤᏔᏂᏗ structures ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ Ꮎ ᏧᏂᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗ. ᎤᏅᏌ ᎣᏤᎵ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ significance ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏯᏛᎾ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ Ꮎ Ayya Vaikundar ᎠᎴ ᎤᏤᎵ activities ᎨᏒᎩ historically ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏅᎯ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ centers ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ. ᎤᏅᏌ ᎠᎴ ᏑᏓᎵ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏎᏍᏗ.
  

=== Nizhal Thangals ===
[[Nizhal Thangal]] ᎨᏒᎩ ᏄᏦᏍᏛᎾ ᎤᏍᏗ structures ᎤᏁᏍᎨᎲ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏰᎸᏛᎢ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬ Ayya Vaikundar. ᎤᏅᏌ ᎢᏯᏓᏛᏁᎸ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ centers education ᎾᎯᏳᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ. ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᎴ shelter ᎨᏒᎩ offered ᎯᎠ ᎤᏲᎢᏳᏛᎾᎮᏕᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ centers. ᎢᎦᏛ ᎠᏂ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎪᏢᏅ ᎯᎳᎪ ᎢᏳ [[Vaikundar]] ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎬᏃᏛ. <ref> G.Patrick ᎤᏤᎵ ''ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ'' ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 5, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ - 118. Vaikuntacami ᎨᏒᎢ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ ᎤᎭ ᎪᏢᏅ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ nilaltankalkal ᎾᎾᎢ Chettykudiyirrupu, Agastisvaram, Pal(contracted; show full)criminate ᎠᏰᎵ ᎯᎠ powreful ᎠᎴ powerless', 'ᎯᎠ caste ᏯᏓᎢᏗᏏ ᎠᏗᏍᎦᎶᏗ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎤᏩᏌᏊ', ᎠᎴ ᎤᏠᏯᏍᏗ., ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᎯᎠ ᏯᏛᎾ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎤᎪᏗ indoctrination ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎯᎠ inequalities Castes."'' </ref> ᎤᏅᏌ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎠᏓᏯᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎬᏙᏗ ''[[murti]]'' ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ, ᎠᎴ Ayya Vaikundar ᎤᏬᎳᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏚᎳᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ focus ᎾᎿ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏩᏁᎸ non-anthropomorphic ᏗᎬᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ (ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ [[Nizhal Thangal]]).<ref> G. Patrick ᎤᏤᎵ ''ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ'', ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 5, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 103 </ref>
  

ᎪᎯ ᎠᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏠᏱ Ꮎ ᏐᎢ Hindu sects Ꮎ ᎬᏙᏗ non-anthropomorphic symbols. [[Shaivism]], ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏱᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ, ᎬᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ [[linga]] ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎬᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᎯᏳᎢ [[Vaishnavism]] ᎬᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ [[saligrama]]. Similarly, ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Ayyavazhi, ᎯᎠ [[Elunetru]], ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᎾnanahwunvgi ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ [[Palliyarai]], ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅ ᎦᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏟ ᎬᏰᎸᏗ ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏩᏒᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᎯᎠ ᎤᏠᏱ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎯᎠ Elunetru ᎤᏤᎵ alternative ᏚᏙᎥ, ''Asanam'', ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ "ᎦᏗ."  

Ayyavazhi beliefs ᎠᎴ ᎾᎥᏂᎨᎢ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏓᏛᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ [[Smartism]] ᎠᎴ [[Advaita Vedanta]], ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ beleifs ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏓᏛᏂ Trimurthi. ᏯᏛᎾ, Ayyavazhi ᎤᏤᎵ followers ᎤᏬᎯᏳ Ꮎ [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]], ᎠᎴ [[Siva]] ᎠᎴ ᏄᏓᎴᎿᎥ aspects ᎯᎠ ᎤᏠᏱ [[God|ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ]]. (ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ [[Ayyavazhi and Hinduism|Ayyavazhi ᎠᎴ Hinduism]]). ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏛᏗ Ꮎ ᎯᎠ beliefs [[Akilattirattu]] ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏓᏛᏂ [[Dvaita]] ᎠᎴ [[Vishishtadvaita]], Ayyavazhi endorses ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ [[The Ultimate Oneness|Ultimate Oneness]]. <ref> Akilam10:664 (Thiruvasakam(contracted; show full)uage|Tamil]] ᎧᏁᏨ ᏯᏓᎢᏗᏏ ᎤᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏂᎥᏇ ᎦᎪ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᎭ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ Ayyavazhi. ᏱᏂᎬᏛᎾ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ, ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ occurs ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ [[Akilattirattu Ammanai]] ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏗᎪᏍᎩ, ᎬᏙᏗ ᎤᎪᏗ ᏭᎵᏍᎨᏗᏴ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏔᏅ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏏᏍᎬ ᏂᎦᏅᎯᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ, ᏄᏠᏯᏍᏛᎾ, ᏱᏂᎬᏛᎾ, ᏚᏄᎪᏔᏅ ᎠᏥᏄᏉᏫᏍᎬ ᎤᏜᏅᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᏓᎴᎩ connotation.<ref> G.Patrck ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ, ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 6, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 152 </ref> ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Ꮝ ᏗᎪᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏏᏍᎬ ᏩᏎᎸᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏓᏛᏁᎸᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏏᏍᎬ ᎤᎾᏓᏟᏌᎲ [[Chanar]]. <ref> G.Patrck ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ, ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 6, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 152 </ref>
  

ᎣᏂ ᏧᏩᎫᏛ [[The Santror|ᎯᎠ Santror]] ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎤᏁᎢᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ fist inhabitants ᎯᎠ [[Kali Yukam]] ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ [[Akilam]], ᎪᎯ ᏗᎧᏃᏗᎢ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ ᏰᎵ ᎢᎩᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎯᎠ [[Nadar(caste)|Nadar]], ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᏌᏊ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ castes ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎡᏙᎠ Tamil Nadu. ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱ Chanar ᎦᎪ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ Arabs ᏥᏄᏍᏗ "Al Hind", ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Biblical ᎢᏧᏩitsuwakodi ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ "ᏴᏫ ᎯᏍᎩ Rivers", ᎠᎴ ᎾᏊ scattered ᎬᏙᏗ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ 250 ᏚᏩᏂᎦᎸ ᏗᎬᏩᎶᏒ-ᎠᏥᏄᏉᏫᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎡᎶᎯ. <ref> ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ site [http://nadar.kuttyjapan.com/nadar-who-are-th(contracted; show full) ᎤᏤᎵ ᎣᏤᎵ ᎢᏰᎵᏍᏗ". ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ [[Kaliyan]] ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏗᎭ ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ ᏧᎭᎨᏓ ᎪᏪᎵ Ꮎ '',"ᎾᎿᎢ ᏫᎵ ᎾᏍᏋ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏓᏁᏗ ᏰᎵ ᎡᏆᏯ, ᎯᎠ [[Cross|ᏓᏓᎿᏩᏍᏛ]]."'' [[Akilam|Akilam10:244]] ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢᎨᏙᏗ, Akilam accepts Ꮎ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴᏂᏍᎬ '[[Allah]]' ᎠᎴ ᏫᏓᎧᏃᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ relation '[[Ekam]]' (ᎯᎠ ᏭᏔᏅᎢ ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ). ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ rejects ᎯᎠ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ [[Islam]] ᎠᎴ Ꮝ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ. ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᏓᎪᎵᏰ, ''"ᎾᎿᎢ ᏫᎵ ᎾᏍᏋ ᏄᏓᎴ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎪᏢᏗ ᎤᏯᏅᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏩᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ caps."'' [[Akilam|Akilam10:243|]]
  

Ayyavazhi accepts ᎯᎠ incarnation [[Rama]] ᎠᎴ [[Krishna]] ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎵᏒᎯ Ꮎ ᎾᏍᎩ rejects ᎯᎠ [[Ramayana]] ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ [[Mahabharata]] ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ Ꮭ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ. ᎾᏍᎩ accepts ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎯᎠ ᏅᎩ [[Vedas]] ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ 'ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᎠᏍᏆᏙᏅᎯ'.<ref> Akilam 12:151 - "Poorana Vetha Purana mun akamangkal" </ref> ᏱᏂᎬᏛᎾ, ᎪᎯ ᏗᎧᏃᏗᎢ ᎯᎠ Vedas ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ inconsistent ᎬᏙᏗ Hinduism ᎤᏤᎵ ᏫᏓᎧᏃᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏄᏓᎴᎿᎥ. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Hinduism, ᎯᎠ Vedas ᎠᎴ viewed ᏥᏄᏍᏗ [[Sruti (scripture)|Sruti]], ᎠᎴ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎠᎴᏅᏗ ᎦᎸᏈᏙᏪᎸ, ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᏐᎢ scriptures(contracted; show full)iyan ᎤᏤᎵ ''Meanings 'Colonialism ᎠᎴ 'Nationalism''' ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 180. </ref> Thuvayal Thavasu <ref> LMS ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏓ 1838, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 71 ᎠᏗᎭ "ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ 70 ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᏓᏁᎸ ᎪᎯ sect, ᎤᎲᎢ subsequently ᎪᏢᏅ ᎾᎥ ᏄᎾᏓᎸ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ, ᎠᎲᏓ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ guidance ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎾᏓᏛᏂᏌᏁᎲ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎯᎠ seashore Tinnevelly, ᎭᏢᏃ ᎤᏅᏌ erected huts, ᏄᏛᏁᎸ ᎢᏳᏓᎵ ablutions, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ assembled ᎠᏛᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏍᎩᏘᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏗᏓᏘᏁᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏔᎯ ᎯᎠ miracles ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏗ." </ref> ᏂᎦᏛ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ.
  

== Rituals ==
[[File:Man with Thirunamam And Headgear.jpg|thumb|right| ᎠᏂᎶᏁᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏯᏛᎾ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ ᏔᎵᏍᎪᎯᏁ ᏍᏉᎯᏧᏈ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏗ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏓᎾᏛᏁᎵᏍᎬ [[Pattathu Ayya]], [[Payyan Chella Vadivu]] (ᎾᎯᏳᎢ administrator) [[Swamithoppe]] [[Pathi]] ᏙᏄᏭᎢ [[Thirunamam]] ᎠᎴ Headgear]]

(contracted; show full)" </ref> ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴᏅᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ Ꮎ [[Ayya Vaikundar]] ᎠᏰᎲ ᎦᎷᏨ ᎪᏢᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ Dharma Yukam ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎿᎢ [[Kali Yukam]] ᎾᎥᎢ sentencing [[Kroni]] ᏨᏍᎩᏃ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏭᎵᏍᏆᏙᏅ judgement ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ.<ref> G. Patrick ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ, ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 6, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ - 159 ᎠᏗᎭ, "ᎯᎠ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎪᎸᏙᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ Ꮎ Vaikuntacami ᎠᏰᎲ ᎦᎷᏨ ᎪᏢᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ tarmayukam ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎯᎠ kaliyukam." </ref> ᎯᎠ Dharma ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᏚᏕᏲᏅᎩ 'uplift ᎯᎠ ᎤᏲᎢᏳᏛᎾᎮᏕᎩ' ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ Ꮎ ᏫᎵ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎯᎠ Dharma Yukam.
  

Ayyavazhi legends ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏛᏗ Ꮎ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏁᎳ [[Yugas]], ᎯᎠ Dharma Yukam ᎨᏒᎢ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ ᎾᏍᏋ ruled ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ ᎾᎥᎢ Vaikundar ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ.<ref> . Patrick ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᏁᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ Subaltern ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ, ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 5, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ - 109 ᎠᏗᎭ, "Akilattirattu ᎠᎴᏂᏍᎬ Ꮝ narration ᎾᎥᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏍᎬ Ꮎ ᎯᎠ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᏗ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏓᎦᎷᏥ ᎾᎾᎯ ᎪᎯ kaliyukam transform ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎾᎯ tarmayukam ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ." </ref> ᎾᎿᎢ ᎨᏒᎩ Ꮭ ᎪᏪᎵᎠ ᎬᏩgvwatuwidv ᏗᎧᏃᏗ ᎠᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎪᎯ ᏧᏁᎳ yugas ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Hinduism. <ref>G.Patrick (contracted; show full)zhal Thangals ᎨᏒᎩ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ '''Narayana Swami Pathi''' ᎤᏠᏱ Hindu, [[Vaishnavism]]. ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎯᎠ follwers ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ [[Kali]] ᎠᎴ folk deities ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏔᏅ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᏚᎳᏏᏔᏅᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Ayyavazhi ᎦᎸᏈᏙᏪᎸ.<ref> Ayya Vaikundar Nootti ezhubathavathu Avathara thina Vizha Sirappu Malar ᎦᎴᏴᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᎥᎢ Vaikundar Seva Sangham, (T. Ashok Kumar) ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 2, ᎠᏍᏓᏅᏅ 17 "ᎢᎦᏛ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ Ꮎ Kali ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᎳᏂᎩᏛ ᎾᏊ . ᎠᎴ Kali ᎨᏒᎢ jailed ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Kayilai ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ Vannima Mandapam..." </ref>
  

ᎢᎦᏛ followers Ayyavazhi ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏛ Ayya Vaikundar ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎯᎠ ᏍᎪᎯ [[avatars]] Vishnu ᏥᏄᏍᏗ [[Kalki]], ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᏛ denominations ᎤᎳᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎦᏂᎳᏗᏍᏗ [[moksha]], ᎯᎠ ᎠᏏᏴᏫ liberation ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Akilam. ᎢᎦᏛ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎠᏓᏯᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ [[Trinity|Ayyavazhi Trinity]] ᏗᎧᏃᏗ ᎠᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᎬ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Ayyavazhi ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᎯᏳ [[Narayana]] ᎾᏍᏋ ᎯᎠ ᏭᏔᏅᎢ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᏓᎴᎩ ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ. <ref> Arisundara Mani ᎤᏤᎵ ''Akilathirattu Ammanai Parayana Urai'', ᎠᏯᏙᎸ 1, ᎤᏆᏓᏛ 1, ᎠᏍᏓᏅᏅ 1-2, ''"Sreehari ᎦᎪ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ Athi Nara(contracted; show full){{reflist}}

== ᏙᏯᏗᏢ ᏗᏕᎬᏔᏛ ==
* [http://www.vaikunt.org/AyyaVaikuntar/ayyavazhi.htm www.vaikunt.org - Ayyavazhi]
* [http://www.ayyavaigundar.org/avatar.htm www.ayyavaigundar.org - Avatar]
* [http://www.nairs.org/?a039 www.nairs.org - Views on Vaikundar as a saint]

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