Pothurāja
Pothurāja (aka Pōttu Rāja, Pōrmaṇṇaṇ, Pōttu Rāja-Pōrmaṇṇaṇ) [with his Telugu name Pōta Rāju] is the king of buffaloes, whose identity has wide recognition in the South Arcot region, and is identical with Mahishasura. In one version, Potu Raja was a learned Brahmin minister in the court of King Cunītaṉ, a grandson of King Janamejaya of Hastinapura, who helps Draupadi kill Rōcakaṇ which is why Potu Raja is installed in every Draupadi temple with the first respects [mariyātai] to be paid to him.
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- co occurs with
- Rōcakaṇ, Īśvara, Ishvari, Cellattāmmaṉ
- allied with
- Draupadi
- syncretized with
- Mahishasura
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“The legends mention Pothurāja (aka Pōttu Rāja, Pōrmaṇṇaṇ, Pōttu Rāja-Pōrmaṇṇaṇ) [with his Telugu name Pōta Rāju], the king of buffaloes, whose identity has wide recognition in the South Arcot region, and is identical with Mahishasura. The communities of Brahmins, Velala Mudaliyar, Konar and Nattar. hold the tradition of Potu Raja”
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