Mariamman
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Mariamman is a South Indian Hindu goddess primarily associated with rain, fertility, and the cure of diseases such as smallpox.
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
folk deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
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epidemic diseases ⓘ fertility ⓘ fevers ⓘ healing ⓘ plague ⓘ rain ⓘ smallpox ⓘ |
| consideredFormOf |
Durga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kali NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Andhra Pradesh
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ⓘ
Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ Réunion NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Tamil communities ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
bringer of rain
ⓘ
granary protector ⓘ guardian against epidemics ⓘ healer of skin diseases ⓘ protector of villages ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFamousTemple |
Kulumaye Amman Temple
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ⓘ
Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City NERFINISHED ⓘ Punnainallur Mariamman Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Samayapuram Mariamman Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Mariamman Temple, Chinatown, Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Mariamman Temple, Medan, Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorFestival |
Aadi Thiruvizha
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ⓘ
Panguni festival NERFINISHED ⓘ car festival ⓘ fire-walking festival ⓘ |
| hasTempleType |
roadside shrine
ⓘ
village goddess temple ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
drum
ⓘ
flower garlands ⓘ pot of water ⓘ snake ⓘ trident ⓘ |
| languageOfCult |
Kannada
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ⓘ
Sinhala Tamil ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Shakti
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ⓘ
disease deities ⓘ folk Shaktism NERFINISHED ⓘ rain deities ⓘ village goddess cults ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Amman goddesses
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ⓘ
grama devata tradition ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedWith |
fierce facial expression
ⓘ
seated or standing posture ⓘ three eyes ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfWorship | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualOffering |
chicken sacrifice (in some traditions)
ⓘ
goat sacrifice (in some traditions) ⓘ pongal ⓘ |
| ritualPlant | neem ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
body piercing vows
ⓘ
fire-walking ⓘ offering of neem leaves ⓘ |
| ritualSubstance |
kumkum
ⓘ
turmeric ⓘ |
| seasonOfMajorFestivals |
Tamil month of Aadi
ⓘ
Tamil month of Panguni ⓘ |
| votivePractice |
carrying milk pots
ⓘ
head-shaving vows ⓘ offering metal body-part replicas ⓘ tying cradles for fertility ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Tamil diaspora
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ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ urban communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.