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Vavar

Also called: Vavar Swami

Ayyappa's companion in Sabarimala tradition, honoured with a mosque at Erumeli that pilgrims visit on the way. Sources describe him variously as a robber who became Ayyappa's lieutenant or as a Muslim saint; Kerala Tourism's official telling leaves him out.

Sources: Ayyappan — Wikipedia; A ritual cleansing — Devdutt Pattanaik · see Vavar's web

Relations 1

Vavar devotee of

Ayyappa (God) Folk · The birth of Ayyappa
Companion honoured at Erumeli; robber-turned-lieutenant or Muslim saint by telling.

Stories 2

Ayyappa and his companion Vavar
Local story · as Muslim companion and fellow warrior · 2 tellings
The birth of Ayyappa
Temple legend · as companion (omitted by the official telling) · 4 tellings

Cited

Ayyappan — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
A ritual cleansing — Devdutt Pattanaik Popular retelling