Tamil Nadu
Katha
Ayyanar, Guardian of the Village Gates
Ayyanar, born of Shiva and Vishnu's Mohini form, rides Tamil village edges by night, and devotees answer with towering clay horses of their own making.
Murugan and the Defeat of Tarakasura
How Shiva's six-faced son Murugan (Kartikeya) was born to lead the gods against the invincible demon Tarakasura, and became the Vel-wielding commander worshipped across Tamil Nadu's six sacred abodes.