Within Ayyavazhi, the divine is understood in a profoundly monistic way as *Ekam*—the one, absolute, undifferentiated reality from which all multiplicity arises. Ekam is described as an abstract, all-pervading, self-existent oneness, beyond ordinary distinctions, yet the very ground of all that exists. All deities and worlds are seen as emanating from this single source and ultimately returning to it, so that every form of the sacred is rooted in the same underlying unity. This vision affirms that what appears as diversity in the realm of gods and cosmic functions is, at its deepest level, nothing other than the play of one indivisible reality.

At the same time, Ayyavazhi places a distinctive emphasis on the personal manifestation of this ultimate reality as Ayya Vaikundar. Vaikundar is regarded as the supreme divine being and the complete and final incarnation of the one reality, combining the powers associated with Narayana while embodying the fullness of Ekam. In this form, the transcendent becomes accessible: the formless oneness takes on a relational presence that can be approached through devotion, worship, and ethical living. Thus, while Ekam remains the impersonal, all-encompassing ground, the living focus of faith and spiritual practice is directed toward Vaikundar as the concrete manifestation of that same oneness.

Other deities known from broader Hindu traditions are not denied but are understood as subordinate or partial manifestations within the larger horizon of Ekam. Traditional hierarchies centered on multiple gods are thereby reinterpreted through the lens of a single, supreme reality that is most fully revealed in Vaikundar. In this way, Ayyavazhi brings together an abstract monistic principle and a vivid personal form, affirming both the unity of the divine essence and its historical, devotional expression.