Sacred catalog
Stories
Kathā that teach dharma — myths, legends, and sacred narrative.
§Sacred Geography
How the 181 sacred stories are distributed — by region, tradition, and era.
181
Stories
29
Traditions
Primary oral stage est. 8th–5th to 5th–4th c. BCE; later stages to 3rd c. CE; Treta Yuga mythological
Earliest Era
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Open the Kathā Home
These cards open the kathā reader — a sitting, not an encyclopedia entry.
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Fifty-One Pieces of Heaven
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Kannappa's Eyes
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Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār's Fiery Form
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Markandeya Conquers Death
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The Coolness After Fire
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The God They Threw Into the Sea
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The Hill Where the War God Knelt
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The Leftovers of God
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The Lord Who Bowed His Head
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The Pillar of Light
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The Skull That Finally Fell
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The Three-Breasted Queen
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The Unblinking Eye
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Two Gods Share a Birthplace
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