Ayya

Ayya

Ayya may refer to:

* Ayya (film), a Tamil language film directed by Hari in 2005.
* Ayya (Pali term), Ayya, the Pali term, translated as "honourable" or "worthy," commonly used in reference to ordained female Buddhist monks.
* Ayyappa, the son of Vishnu ("Ayya") in his Mohini avatar and Shiva ("Appa"}
* Ayya, a Tamil name for Vishnu. It means "father".
* Ayya Vaikunda Avataram, (Tamil: அய்யா வைகுண்ட அவதாரம் - Incarnation of Vaikundar), Hindu festival celebrated by the followers of Ayyavazhi on the 20th day of the Tamil Month of Masi.
* Ayya Vaikundar, Ayya, the reference to the Hindu deva, Vaikundar, believed to be the incarnation of Trimurthi in Ayyavazhi.


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