Bhima Citar
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In Ayyavazhi mythology
, Bhima Citar was one of the five disciples of Ayya Vaikundar
. His native place is Karumbattoor, a small village in the district of Kanyakumari
. He was Bhima, the most courageous among the Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam
, and was transmigrated and given birth in this Kali Yukam as Bhima Citar. In human history he was known as Pantaram (his name).
Ayyavazhi mythology
Ayyavazhi mythology is the mythology of the growing South Indian religious faith and a sect of Hinduism known as Ayyavazhi. The main source of Ayyavazhi mythology is the Ayyavazhi scripture, Akilattirattu Ammanai, and its supplement, Arul Nool. The Akilattirattu Ammanai is a recitation by Mayon to...
, Bhima Citar was one of the five disciples of Ayya Vaikundar
Ayya Vaikundar
Ayya Vaikundar , according to Akilattirattu Ammanai , a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was a Manu Avatar of Narayana, incarnated as Muthukutty or Mudisoodum Perumal, a Nadar of Swamithoppe, Tamil Nadu Ayya Vaikundar , according to Akilattirattu Ammanai (or Akilam), a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was...
. His native place is Karumbattoor, a small village in the district of Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...
. He was Bhima, the most courageous among the Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam
Dwapara Yukam
According to Akilattirattu Ammanai the holy text of Ayyavazhi the present universe has eight aeons and we are in the seventh aeon, Kali Yukam.In the sixth aeon called Dwapara Yukam, the fifth fragment of Kroni, the primordial personification of evil, was apportioned into hundred pieces, and made...
, and was transmigrated and given birth in this Kali Yukam as Bhima Citar. In human history he was known as Pantaram (his name).