Name and story of a god?

[Cosinuskurve]

Namaste,

what's the name and story of this god who rides a tiger? Ebay labels him as "Krishna", who he IMHO clearly isn't.



Thank you for your information.

[Aanandinii]

Namaskar Cosinuskurve ji,

I believe this is Lord Ayyappa, also known as Hari-Hara. He is the God created when Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu combined their powers/forms. There are several stories/explanations as to how/why this happened. Perhaps someone who knows those stories better than I can post some. Alternately, knowing His name can help your to look them up, I hope.

~Pranams

[Ashwin]

Namaste Cosinuskurve,

He is named appayan,Once there was a demon who was given a boon that he could only be destroyed by a child born from lord vishnu and lord shiva(Hari - Hara).Lord vishnu took to the form of Mohini and united with lord shiva and the child was left at a river bank and later found by a king who fathered him and when he came of age he killed that demon.I wish one day that I can play with tigers like that..

[Eastern Mind]

Namaskar Cosinuskurve ji,

I believe this is Lord Ayyappa,

Vannakkam: And you would believe correctly. Cosinuskurve, Ayyappam worship is pretty muck limited to Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu. As with Murugan, not that popular in the North.

Aum Namasivaya

[Ram11]

Sri Hariharasuta Ayyappa Swami is a deity famous in South India.His temple in Sabarimalai forest is fast becoming a famous pilgrimage center.Devotees undertake a ritual of 41 days known as Mandala and take vow to obey severe rules.