Ashta Vasukkal worshipping the Annamalai Hill (The Vasus are attendant deities of Indra and later Vishnu)

Ashta Vasukkal worshipping the Annamalai Hill (The Vasus are attendant deities of Indra and later Vishnu. The Ashta Vasus are described in the Ramayana as the children of Kasyapa and Aditi and in the Mahabharata as the sons of Manu or Brahma Prajapati. They are eight elemental Gods (called "Aṣṭa-vasu", 'Eight Vasus') representing aspects of nature, representing cosmic natural phenomenon. The name Vasu means 'Dweller' or 'Dwelling'. They are eight among the thirty three Gods). Bottom left: King Muchukunda. Monkey-faced legendary Chola king wirshipping Lord Arunachala. Bottom Right: Brahma chasing an Angel.