Iravan in Tamil Nadu

Iravan the son of Arjuna pictured with a goat in Tamil Nadu. As one of the lesser known characters mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, he is worshiped by devotees across India.

Other used names are Iravat/ Iravant, and Aravat, this grandson of Pandu is particularly worshiped in South India, by the Tamil cult of Kuttantavar and the Draupadi cult.

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