is w ara ' ▁represents ▁' Sh iva '. ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁Sh iva , although ▁no ▁script ural ▁references ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁validate ▁such ▁claims . ▁He ▁is ▁worship ed ▁as ▁a ▁family ▁de ity ▁in ▁most ▁Sh a iv ite ▁families . ▁ ▁Kar upp u ▁Sam i ▁() ▁( also ▁called ▁by ▁many ▁other ▁names ) ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁T amil ▁male ▁de ities ▁who ▁is ▁popular ▁among ▁the ▁rural ▁social ▁groups ▁of ▁South ▁India , ▁especially ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁and ▁small ▁parts ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁associate ▁folk - de ities ▁of ▁A yy an ar ▁and ▁is ▁hence ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁K aval ▁De iv ams ▁of ▁the ▁T amil s . ▁ ▁Sud al ai ▁Mad an ▁or ▁Mad an , ▁is ▁a ▁regional ▁T amil ▁male ▁de ity ▁who ▁is ▁popular ▁in ▁South ▁India , ▁particularly ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁and ▁Par v ati . ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁in ▁some ▁ancest ral ▁guard ian ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁villages ▁or ▁communities ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁manner ▁as ▁A yy an ar . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁* ▁Category : H indu ▁temple ▁architecture ▁Category : C ult ural ▁history ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁Category : H indu ▁icon ography ▁Category : Sh iva ▁in ▁art <0x0A> </s>