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POTHURAJU, A Calumniated Pre-Vedic Deity

Gautham S

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Gautham S
05 February 2025
A hunt for what's lost. A pastoral deity who has various names in various regions. Stories of this deity has too many versions depending on the cultural exchanges, native languages and a hint of imagination in folklores.

Few of this deity's names are:

- Mhasoba/ Mhaskoba/ Mhatoba

- Pothuraju/ Pothiraja

- Karuppu

- Sudalai Maadan

- Vishnu Maya/ Sathan Swamy

- Mula Maysondayya/ Maisonday

- Bhootharaja

- Uramma and Marikambe - Buffalo/ Emme

- Betal/ Vetal

- Gorla

- Mahisasura

- Yamantaka/ Vajra-Bhairav

He is considered as the deity of the ignoble compared to the Puranic or Vedic deities. The topic is too vast to comprehend, hence we are going to take this step by step for easier understanding.

In this, there are numerous stories associated with each name of the same deity. There was once a period where nomads, tribes of various kind and diverse cults walked on this land. They coexisted without having to prove the superiority of their deities and belief systems.
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Imprint:   Gautham S
Dimensions:   Height: 279mm,  Width: 216mm,  Spine: 5mm
Weight:   254g
ISBN:   9789334226553
ISBN 10:   9334226552
Pages:   100
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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