Karuppuswamy
| Karuppannaswamy | |
|---|---|
Patroller of Boundaries | |
Idol of Karuppannaswamy | |
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| Tamil Malayalam | கருப்பண்ணசாமி കറുപ്പണ്ണസാമി |
| Affiliation | Dravidian folk religion |
| Abode | Not accurate |
| Weapon | Aruval, Spear, Gada, Sword, Silver stick |
| Day | Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday |
| Mount | Horse, Elephant |
Karuppuswamy or Karupparayan (Tamil: கருப்பசாமி, Malayalam: കറുപ്പണ്ണസാമി; romanization: Karuppusāmi, Bhojpuri,Awadhi: संगानी बाबा, lit. 'Black God' or 'Black'), is a guardian deity (kaval daivam) in the Dravidian folk religion, especially among rural and agrarian communities in Tamil Nadu and parts of Sri Lanka. He is revered as a fierce protector, upholder of justice, and divine enforcer of dharma (righteousness).
Among Indians, Karuppuswamy is represented as a village deity (gramadevata) as well as in an ancestral deity (kuladevata) practices. Adherents, especially in Tamil Nadu and the border regions of Kerala, believe that the deity was once a historical figure who fought for the protection of his community and, over time, became deified.
Among Indo-Caribbean communities, Karuppasamy is called Sanganie Baba. In the Indo-Caribbean communities of Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Guadeloupe, and Martinique, Sanganie Baba is worshipped as a powerful deity