Kandakarnan Theyyam
Kandakarnan Theyyam
Kandakarnan was born in Mahadeva’s own throat and came out through ears (karna) to cure Shiva’s smallpox. Kanadakarnan came to Malanadu with Sreekurumba the elder(moothaval), Sreekurumba the younger (ilayaval) and Dandan.
Kandakarnan is a deva in a fierce form incarnated as the son of Parameshwara. Kandakarnan is an illness healing deity who belongs to the group of Cheerumba Nalvar and Srikurumba Nalvar. Similar to Puthiyabagavathi, Kandakarna was born to heal the daughter Cheerumb Parameswaran who was infected with smallpox.
It is also said that the devas named that divine figure as Kandakarna because the son, who trembled at the call, came out of the throat through the ear. To the son who was born with three thousand eyes, two thousand hands, fire on his head, fire and torches on his waist, the father expressed his grief.
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