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Karanavar means head of the family, As the head of the joint family the karanavar had many forms of power and a series of responsibilities, it is believed that  tharavat karanavr brings loard siva from kottiyoor

The Divine Mother of the Hindu culture. she is known as the protector of the womb

Once upon a time a demon called Hayagriva with the face of a horse stole all the Vedas and sasthras from Brahma the creator when there was the deluge.He took all those and hid them deep in the sea. When Vishnu learnt about this he took the Matsya avathar - incarnation as a fish which in time grew in size. When the deluge ended Vishnu in the form of a huge fish like a whale killed Hayagriva and retrieved the scriptures and returned them to Brahma.

Naga Kanyaka - Daughter of a Naga (Serpents). they appeared before handsome guys in the form of beautiful women and lured them to naga loka. After reaching Naga loka these men were never allowed to come back to human-world. But they enjoyed life very well. Those tried to cheat naga kanya were killed by the nagas.