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    Mariamman is a Hindu goddess of rain who is especially popular in Tamil Nadu and surrounding regions. She is known by various names including Mari, Mariamman, and Amman. Mariamman is considered the incarnation of the goddess Kali and is closely associated with Parvati, Durga, and Shitala Devi. She is the main mother goddess worshipped in rural Tamil Nadu to bring rains and cure diseases like cholera. Her festivals are held in late summer/early autumn.

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    Mariamman is a Hindu goddess of rain who is especially popular in Tamil Nadu and surrounding regions. She is known by various names including Mari, Mariamman, and Amman. Mariamman is considered the incarnation of the goddess Kali and is closely associated with Parvati, Durga, and Shitala Devi. She is the main mother goddess worshipped in rural Tamil Nadu to bring rains and cure diseases like cholera. Her festivals are held in late summer/early autumn.

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    Mariamman is a Hindu goddess of rain who is especially popular in Tamil Nadu and surrounding regions. She is known by various names including Mari, Mariamman, and Amman. Mariamman is considered the incarnation of the goddess Kali and is closely associated with Parvati, Durga, and Shitala Devi. She is the main mother goddess worshipped in rural Tamil Nadu to bring rains and cure diseases like cholera. Her festivals are held in late summer/early autumn.

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    Mariamman

    Māri (/mɒrı/, /maari/, Tamil: மாரி), also


    known as Mariamman ( /mɒrı əˈmʌn/
    Tamil: மாரிய ம ) and Mariaai, both
    meaning "Mother Mari", spelt also
    Maariamma (Tamil: மாரிய மா), or
    simply Amman or Aatha (Tamil: அ ம ,
    "mother") is a Hindu goddess of rain
    especially popular in Tamil Nadu and
    surrounding regions. She is the main
    mother goddess predominant in the rural
    areas of Tamil Nadu and Thirucherai. Māri
    is closely associated with the Hindu
    goddesses Parvati[1] and Durga[2] as well
    as with her northern counterpart Shitala
    devi. The goddess Mariamman is
    considered by many to be the incarnation
    of Goddess Kali. It is said that when Kali
    went to southern India as Mariamman,
    Bhairava followed her as Madurai Veeran.
    Her festivals are held during the late
    summer/early autumn season of "Aadi".
    Throughout the Tamil Nadu and deccan
    region, grand festival known as "Aadi
    Thiruvizha" are taken for Maariamman.
    Her worship mainly focuses on bringing
    rains and curing diseases like cholera,
    smallpox, and chicken pox.

    Maariamman, Maariaatha
    Rain

    Goddess Mariamman

    Tamil மாரிய ம

    Weapon Triśūlam

    Mount Lion

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