Ekapada, also known by the epithet Ajaikapada, is the one footed aspect of the Hindu god Shiva. This form is found primarily in South India and the eastern Indian region of Orissa, and occasionally also in Rajasthan and Nepal. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Attestation
Era of Attestation Veneration TodayHistorically attested; no continuous cult 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Function
Domain / Function Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Vedic Mythology
Arthur Anthony Macdonell, Karl J. Trubner, Strassburg
3. The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India
Stephanie W. Jamison and Joel P. Brereton, Oxford University Press, 2014Ekapada (Aja Ekapada), RigvedaView the Source Wikipedia, "Ekapada"
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