Sanskritisation
The identities of some of above the lesser known deities are getting lost and most of them are now identified as Vairavar and Kali. Both are worshipped in the form of Trisulam ( tridents). Further the Saiva revivalism initiated by Arumuga Navalar has enabled many high status Tamils to subsume the village deities within the Agamic pantheon. Within the Jaffna Peninsula, a number of temples dedicated to Kannaki Amman has been converted to regular Mariamman temples.
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