The Temple Of Kerala

Prostrate with folded hands the form of the almighty Sastha, who is the son of Hara and Hari, the elder brother
of Manmatha and Muruka, who bestows us with the holy sight of his divine presence armed with arrows of
flowers and bow, with the elephant in a rut as his vehicle, clad in red cloth, served by demons, ghosts, spirits, etc.,
one who adorns a mustache under his nose and shines with goddesses Poorna and Pushkala by his side.
This laudation is the description of Sri Dharma Sastha which is the original form apart from Ayyappa of
Sabarimala, who is famed to be a celebrity. Ajamukhi, sister of Soorapadmasana, captures Devendra, the king of
the Devas, and his wife Indrani, and prepares to take them to her brother. Dharma Sastha appears in the scene at
this juncture on orders from Paramasiva and releases Indrani after chopping off the hands of Ajamukhi.