Karuppu Samy temples are found in outside of villages. Whole villages contribute to maintenance of temples. These temples do not have gopurams and have large statues of deities with large eyes, holding … See more

In Caribbean Shaktism in Guyana, He is Sangani Baba. In the Indo-Caribbean community of Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Guadeloupe, and Martinique, … See more

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• Kali
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Karuppu Samy worship is based on an ancient ancestral clan-based worship system in Hinduism. Here, most officiating priests are non - Brahmanas, and derive from local lineages that had initiated the cult generations ago. The worship pattern is non- See more

The village committee would decide on when the annual festival be conducted. The time of the year when this would fall varies with villages … See more

Trance is an important phenomenon that occurs in Karuppu Swami worship. This phenomenon essentially enables the deity to possess the body … See more

Many people in Sri Lanka believe in Hindu Gods Amman, Kali Amman, Lord Murugan, Lord Ganesh, Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu. Both Tamils and Sinhalese engage in religious observances regardless of caste or nationality.
Among them, … See more