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Aiyanar, the horseman at the village edge

The Tamil village guardian on horseback was absorbed over the medieval centuries into Shasta, the son of Shiva and Mohini, and the Sanskritising continues today.

Aiyanar, Shiva, Mohini, Vishnu

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