Kaliyukam
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Kaliyukam (The reign of Kaliyan) was a being in Ayyavazhi mythology. It was the seventh of the Eight Yukams in Ayyavazhi Mythology. Kaliyan was created out of the sixth fragment of the primordial Kroni, after that evil force was sliced apart to prevent his destruction of the universe. Kaliyan was created as a human being with abilities of aesthetics, wisdom, beauty, and sharp Intelligence. Appearing in a human male form, he pushed himself out of the Earth in an inverted form.Witnessing his appearance, the celestial diviners predicted that he, being born without the Instumentality of normal human Parentage, would have all the Five elements in his physic as rude and unrefined and, would have his intelligence and five senses rooted in falsehood. He would has a life as fragile as that of a bird, but would unleash wickedness on people with arrogance.
He was called "Neesan," being the epitome of wickedness.Having obtained innumerable boons, including invincibility, he proceeded to earth to rule over the people. On his way he was accosted by Thirumal who appeared as a Pantaram, like an itinerant mendicant, with long flowing but unkempt hair and torn cloths. Thirumal challenged him for a duel, which the neesan refused, considering it below his dignity to fight with a Pantaram coming in such an attire without any weapon.Taking it as the opportune moment, Thirumal with his shrewdness, made the former to promise that he was to forfeit all his boons if he caused any trouble to any Pantaram on Earth in future.
The Neesan was Thenceforth called Kalineesan or Kaliyan because the Kali yukam had dawned along with his birth. Along with him was born an evil force called Kalimayai. The Kalimayai engulfed the whole world, and consequently, deceit and illusion began to contaminate the minds of the people. Age-old traditions and conventions based on Dharmam were unduly overthrown. Kalineesan introduced discrimination of caste among the people. The powerless people were crushed with brute might. People, caught in the Kalimayai, began to be inimical towards one another – men against women, children against parents, etc. People used demonic forces to harm one another. Kalineesan reached the kingdom of Thiruvitankur, and began to rule over the people as their King.
