Traditions of Worship in the Pathuppaattu Akam Texts

Abstract

Sangam literature is a book that clearly shows aspects of the lives of the ancient Tamils. They have sung equally about the Akam life of the ancient Tamils. Among the classical life activities of human beings, which have continued since then to the present day, the worship of God has been one of the most important forms of worship. In the early days, people used to worship God in a very simple way. They worshipped the things they found in their land. Poojas have also been created in a simple way. On that basis, in the Pathuppaattu, Akam texts of the Sangam literature, there are occasional discourses on sovereignty, concepts of God, and methods of worship. On that basis, this article examines and explains the devotional worship found in the Akam songs of Mullaipattu, Kurinjipaattu, and Pattinapalai within the Pathuppaattu of Sangam literature.