Ashta Bhairavar (Tamil:அஷ்ட பைரவர் (Meaning: Eight manifestations of Bhairavar)) Lord Bhairavar is the moving form of Lord Shiva and they guard the directions.
Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Devi virtually indistinguishable from Kali, except for her particular identification as the consort of the Bhairava.
Bhairava, the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva associated with annihilation
This place could have been a centre of tantric cults like Kapalika/Bhairava where Lord Shiva is worshipped significantly as smasan vasin (meaning, residing in crematorium), sava bhasma bhushita (meaning, smearing body with ashes of burnt bodies).
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Shri Ram, Hanuman, Lakshmi, Tukai, Divyai, Bhairavnath, Sant Savatamali, Baneshwar, Vitthal Rukmini, Ganpati, Dattatray and many temples are part of cultural heritage of Baner.
Most of the folk deities are also commonly propitiated by other local Tamils such as Vairavar, Virapathirar, Kali and Narasingan.
The Bhairava at Hinglaj is called Bhimalochana, located in Koteshwar, Kutch.
Kashmir Shaivism was a householder religion based on a strong monistic interpretation of the Bhairava Tantras (and its subcategory the Kaula Tantras).
Polikandy also has various temples for Hindu gods, especially the one for the Murugan/Kanthavanam Temple (Little brother of Lord Ganesh/Pillaiyaar), a second one for his elder brother "Ilupai Mulai Pillayaar Temple, third one Kulathady Vairavar/Bhairava Temple (Polikandy West/Point Pedro) and fourth but not least Sri Pathira Kali Amman Temple.
Vajramahabhairava is also a Sanskrit name that can be broken down into two elements: Vajra, Maha Bhairava.