Sangili Rayan’s true name is Sangolli Rayanna, a karnataka warrior who lived about 200 years ago. He fought against the british and was the first to use guerilla warfare against them. After many battles , he was betrayed and captured and hanged by the enemy on 26th of January 1831. In his history,he was captured and put into chains before being hanged thus many of his shrines in india has him shown in chains. Also as shrines of his moved from Karnataka to tamilnadu states ,the name Sangoli Rayanna became Sangili Rayan and he became associated with Sangili Karuppar. They are however not the same. Sangili Karuppar was not captured and put into chains as some myths mention. Sangili Karuppansamy , is a warrior god from the Asura clan created by Aathi Parashakti herself. His weapon of choice is Sangili which is one of the most difficult to master. Whereas Sangili Rayan is respected as a freedom fighter and shown in chains because he was put in chains.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:36:18 +0000
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