ay an ars , ▁Sh a iva ▁sain ts ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th - 1 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁there ▁once ▁lived ▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁Ch and esa ▁who ▁offered ▁the ▁milk ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁for ▁sale ▁to ▁the ▁ab l ution ▁of ▁ling am ▁he ▁made ▁of ▁sand . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁k icked ▁the ▁ling am ▁in ▁anger , ▁where up on ▁the ▁boy ▁cut ▁off ▁his ▁father ' s ▁leg ▁with ▁an ▁ax e . ▁ ▁Sh iva ▁appeared ▁and ▁appointed ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁gan as ( d war f ▁attend ants ), ▁and ▁decre ed ▁that ▁Ch and esa ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁wor sh ipped ▁daily ▁in ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples . ▁ ▁The ▁image ▁of ▁Ch and ikes war ar ▁with ▁an ▁ax e ▁in ▁his ▁hand ▁is ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁prec inct ▁around ▁the ▁san ct um ▁in ▁all ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁ ▁Bh ai ra var ▁▁ ▁Bh ai ra va ▁( S ansk rit : ▁, ▁" T er rible " ▁or ▁" F right ful ", ), ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁Bh airo ▁or ▁Bh air on ▁or ▁Bh air ady a ▁or ▁B her u ji ▁( In ▁Raj as than ), ▁is ▁the ▁fier ce ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁associated ▁with ▁anni h ilation . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁dep icted ▁orn ament ed ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁tw isted ▁ser p ents , ▁which ▁serve ▁as