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Hinduism may mean different things to Hindus from different regions themselves.
The Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.
The focus of the main prayer hall is the central shrine of Mariamman, which is flanked by the shrines of two secondary deities, Rama and Murugan. The main prayer hall is surrounded by a series of free-standing shrines, housed in pavilion-like structures with decorated dome roofs, known as Vimana. These are dedicated to the following deities: Durga, Ganesh, Muthularajah (a rural Tamil deity also known as Mathurai Veeran), Aravan and Draupadi.
The shrine to Draupadi is the second most important in the temple, as she is central to the annual timiti or firewalking festival held in this temple.
Iravan , also known as Iravat and Iravant, is a minor character from the Hindu epic of Mahabharata. The son of Pandava prince Arjuna and the Naga princess Ulupi, Iravan is the central god of the cult of Kuttantavar which is also the name commonly given to him in that cult—and plays a major role in the cult of Draupadi. Both these cults are of South Indian origin, from a region of the country where he is worshipped as a village deity and is known as Aravan . He is also a patron god of well-known transgender communities called Ali (also Aravani in South India, and Hijra throughout South Asia).
Try finding him in Vaisnava temple or any other in North India.
The priest at the temple gave us a different explanation, According to him Iravan was born to Krishna as a gift from Draupadi for saving her from the humiliation. What a flight of fancy?
The Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.
The focus of the main prayer hall is the central shrine of Mariamman, which is flanked by the shrines of two secondary deities, Rama and Murugan. The main prayer hall is surrounded by a series of free-standing shrines, housed in pavilion-like structures with decorated dome roofs, known as Vimana. These are dedicated to the following deities: Durga, Ganesh, Muthularajah (a rural Tamil deity also known as Mathurai Veeran), Aravan and Draupadi.
The shrine to Draupadi is the second most important in the temple, as she is central to the annual timiti or firewalking festival held in this temple.
Iravan , also known as Iravat and Iravant, is a minor character from the Hindu epic of Mahabharata. The son of Pandava prince Arjuna and the Naga princess Ulupi, Iravan is the central god of the cult of Kuttantavar which is also the name commonly given to him in that cult—and plays a major role in the cult of Draupadi. Both these cults are of South Indian origin, from a region of the country where he is worshipped as a village deity and is known as Aravan . He is also a patron god of well-known transgender communities called Ali (also Aravani in South India, and Hijra throughout South Asia).
Try finding him in Vaisnava temple or any other in North India.
The priest at the temple gave us a different explanation, According to him Iravan was born to Krishna as a gift from Draupadi for saving her from the humiliation. What a flight of fancy?
