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Ayyavazhi PhilosophyEssay Preview: Ayyavazhi PhilosophyReport this essayAyyavazhi அய்யாவழி (Tamil: “path of the father”), a Tamil monistic religion that originated in South India in the mid-19th century. The zhi (ழி) in the word, Ayyavazhi, is a retroflex, ri. Ayyavazhi functions autonomously. But since it was not recognised as a separate religion it was officially considered as.