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Edition 2, 6x9 Book A hunt for what's lost. A pastoral deity who has various names in various regions. Stories of this deity has too many versions depending on the cultural exchanges, native languages and a hint of imagination in folklores. Few of this deity's names are: · Mhasoba/ Mhaskoba/ Mhatoba · Pothuraju/ Pothiraja · Karuppu · Sudalai Maadan · Pavadairayan · Vishnu Maya/ Sathan Swamy · Mula Maysondayya/ Maisonday · Bhootharaja · Uramma and Marikambe - Buffalo/ Emme · Betal/ Vetal · Gorla · Bhairav · Mahisasura · Yamantaka/ Vajra-Bhairav He is considered as the deity of the ignoble compared to the Puranic or Vedic deities. The topic is too vast to comprehend, hence, we are going to take this step by step for easier understanding. In this, there are numerous stories associated with each name of the same deity. There was once a period where nomads, tribes of various kind and diverse cults walked on this land. They coexisted without having to prove the superiority of their deities and belief systems. These deities never needed an 'invoking process' nor any rules or rituals for installation. While the Aryans believed that an idol needed to be given its first breath through Sanskrit hymns by the Brahmin priests. They also believe till date, that through Mantras and rituals, an idol or the divine itself can be purified. This very idea of the Aryans is grotesque. They firmly believe that God is obliged to Sanskrit hymns and abide by the Brahmin rituals, whereas the pre-Vedic deities are believed to be unbound and independent. Every man that walked on this very land had a deity associated with him or his bloodline, and these deities were believed to be the benevolent spirits of their ancestors, who would protect them when they surrendered themselves. Now, let's go through the theology of Deccan deities, with different versions of each/ same.