![]() Māri also is known as Mariamman and Mariaai, both meaning “Mother Mari”, spelt also Maariamma, or simply Amman or Aatha (“mother”) is the South Indian Hindu goddess of the rain. Mostly her form in the temple is ferocious where she is considered as a goddess who would punish, if not propitiated properly. ![]() ![]() While most of the people believe that she is the goddess Kali, created by goddess Parvathy to kill Raktha Bheeja or the form of Renuka Devi who was the mother of Parasurama, some people believe that she is Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas and yet others believe that she is Vasugi, the wife of Thiruvalluvar. ![]() One such form of devotion to the Hindu goddess Mariamman is the singing of the Mariamman Thalattu a lullaby accompanied by fast-playing of a small drum.Mari, Mariyamma and Marikamba, all refer to the popular Hindu village goddess of South Indian Hindus. ![]()
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