Murugan Worship Traditions of Ancient Tamil People based on the Sangam Kurinjithinai poems

Abstract

Worship plays an important role in Tamil culture. Because when a man tried to live a better life, he tried to worship the deity who guided him so far, and the feeling of fear that appeared inside him also gave rise to the worship. In particular, the spiritual worship that arose in man became the basic reason for the emergence of religion. Anthropologists say that magic and belief in the spiritual world dates back to prehistoric times. These become closely related to the cultural history of a country. Ancestor cults can be found in countries including China and India. This is the archaic form of worship. During the Sangam era, deities and methods of worshiping were completely based on the land they lived. The main purpose of these cults is to worship and please the deity. In these land-based cults Mayon for the Mullai land, Seyon for the Kurinji land, Indra for the Marutha land, Varunan to the land of Neiythal and Kotravai for the land of Paalai. This article seeks to explore the traditions of Murugan worship in the Sangam Kurinjithinai poems.