CONTENTS: 1. Muni, the Versatile God, whom even the British Feared, 2. Ayyanar, the God of Prosperity who is also Sastha and Hariharaputran, 3. Madurai Veeran, Shopmaker's Son and a Universal Deity, 4. From Victimhood to Veneration: Kathayarayan in Popular lore, 5. Sudalai Maadan, the Lord of the Graveyard, 6. Mutharamman, an Aspect of Parvathi a Pan-regional Deity in Southern TN, 7. Deities Born of Demon Blood: Vandimalaian and Vandimalaichi, 8. Vengeful Neeli, now Benevolent Esakki, 9. Muthupattan, the Brahmin who Became a Cobbler, 10. Vethudayar Kali, who Accepts Cut Coins as Offerings, 11. Karuppasamy the God in Black, 12. Draupadi as Deity How a Character Became a Cult, 13. The Fearsome Angalamman and the Cult of Ravaging Graveyards, 14. From Flame to Fame: The Worship of Theepaintha Amman, 15. Coastal Deities and Spirits of the Sea, 16. Ponnar-Sankar Heroes of the Kongu Region, 17. Ponnar-Sankar's Padukalam: Death and Resurrection, 18. Bannari Amman: The Stone that Became a Goddess, 19. Undoing an Ancient Wrong the Cult of Masani Amman, 20. Folk Deities of Kongu Region, 21., Pachai Kali and Pavala Kali of Thanjavur, 22. Playing Dead to Fulfill a Vow: Padaikatti Ritual at Valangaiman, 23. Kuzhumayi Amman, the Uniter of Communities, 24. Village Deities at Home in a Metro.