Ayyappa

Also known as Manikandan, Hariharaputra, Dharma Sasta, Swami Ayyappan

The celibate warrior-ascetic deity born of Shiva and Mohini, enshrined at Sabarimala in Kerala and worshipped through the 41-day Mandala vratham.

Manikandan, born of Shiva and Mohini, defeats the demoness Mahishi and enshrines himself at Sabarimala, origin of Kerala's 41-day Mandala vratham.

The 108 names of Dharmashasta, the Great Shasta worshipped as Ayyappa, each offered with Om and namah, from Mahashasta to Bhaktavatsala.