• DR.R.ANBAZHAGAN

THE CONQUEST OF THE DRAVIDIAN GODS IN MODERN HINDUISM Dr.R.Anbazhagan, Assistant professor, Department of Saiva Siddhanata Philosophy Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai -625021 Abstract The aim of this Article is explained the Dravidian gods in the modern Hinduism peoples. It’s also expressed into every detail of this life and knowledge of their daily religious ceremonies. There is no lack of authoritative works on Hinduism as a system of religion. No other system, with the exception of Christianity, is so interesting, so fully known, or has attracted so many to its study. With such abundant interest, it seems somewhat strange that a great branch of nominal Hinduism has been very largely neglected in these Works. This branch is the Worship of local and village deities. It is estimated, and probably conservatively, that eighty per cent of the people of South India address their worship almost exclusively to such minor deities, and yet these deities receive little attention in studies of Hinduism. The reasons for this apparent neglect not difficult to discover. There is no systematized teaching connected With village cults or worship. No interesting systems of philosophy lie behind them. The Dravidians are not a literary people, and their religion has no literature.There are no Vedas or other writings telling of their gods. Their history is contained in the some what confused legends recited by wandering singers who attend the festivals and assist in the worship. The difficulties of learning about the subject are considerable. The material, while almost limitless, is very fugitive. There is searcely any other way to gain necesssary information than by protracted residence in India, by securing one point at a time, by coming into as close contact with the people as possible, by observing their worship, by learning as much as possible about each local deity met with, and obtaining one story here and another there. The reasons foe the customs are quite commonly unknown to the people Themselves, and it requires persiitent effort to discover what traditions, former practices, and sub-conscious ideas are responsible for a great denl that takes place. Another reason for lack of investigation in regard to these Dravidian gods is that the subject has not been considered an attractive one. There is no historic leader or founder around whose personality any interesting facts or legends may cluster. It is not a worship that any one is proud of, for that any one of ordinary enlightenment attempts to defend. In fact, it would not be classed by most people as coming within the range of the study of Comparative Religion, but would be assigned to Anthropology, or discussed in connexion with primitive custoing Educated Indians have notcared to undertake this study, and the foreingners who write on Hinduism usually confine themselves to what they can learn from the sacred books of the Hindus, or from the educated classes.

Key words Dravidian, Saktis, Village, Worship, Hinduism, Sacrifice, Kati Ankamma, house hold, Cow-Dung,

"THE CONQUEST OF THE DRAVIDIAN GODS IN MODERN HINDUISM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.1856-1860, February-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102223.pdf

"THE CONQUEST OF THE DRAVIDIAN GODS IN MODERN HINDUISM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no. pp1856-1860, February-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102223.pdf