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Tamil mythology, while heavily influenced by mainstream Hindu mythology, offers a number of variations in the existence of regional deities, divergences in legends, and relationships in the overall pantheon. Parvati is regarded to be the sister of Vishnu. [23] Vishnu is sometimes referred to as the ceremonial sister of the goddess in Shaivism.
Today, this exquisite representation of the goddess Korravai can be found housed within the Nayakar Palace Art Museum, Madurai, serving as a testament to the rich artistic and Hindu religious heritage of the Tamil people. Korravai at Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur. Kotravai (Koṟṟavai), is the goddess of war and victory in the Tamil ...
Mariamman, often abbreviated to Amman, is a Hindu goddess of weather, predominantly venerated in the rural areas of South India. [3] [4] Her festivals are held during the late summer/early autumn season of Ādi throughout Tamil Nadu and the Deccan region, the largest being the Ādi Thiruviḻa.
Ranganayaki (Tamil: ரங்கநாயகி, Sanskrit: रङ्गनायकी, romanized: Raṅganāyakī, lit. 'Wife of Ranganatha'), also known by her epithet Tayar, [1] (Tamil: தாயார், romanized: Tāyār, lit. 'Mother') is a Hindu goddess. She is the presiding goddess of the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam. [2]
Katteri Amman (Tamil: காட்டேரி அம்மன்), also abbreviated to Kateri, is a Hindu goddess. Her worship originates in the Dravidian folk religion, that is classified under Hinduism. In Tamil Nadu, she is often regarded as a form of Parvati, who acts as a guardian deity of a given town. [1]
Meenakshi (Sanskrit: मीनाक्षि, romanized: Mīnākṣi, Tamil: மீனாக்ஷி, romanized: Mīṉākṣi; also spelled as Minakshi; also known as Aṅgayaṟkaṇṇi, [2] [3] Mīnāṭci and Taḍādakai) [4] is a Hindu goddess. She is the tutelary deity of Madurai and is considered a form of the goddess Parvati. [5]
Valli (Tamil: வள்ளி, romanized: Vaḷḷi, lit. 'Creeper, Sweet potato plant' [2]) is the Hindu goddess of empathy, and the second consort of the deity Murugan. An incarnation of the goddess Sundaravalli, [3] daughter of Vishnu, Valli is born on earth as the
Goddess Pattini is the deification of Kannaki, who is the central character of the Tamil epic the Cilappatikaram of Ilango Adigal, written in South India after the 2nd century. After a short time, it was introduced into Sri Lanka and absorbed earlier deities such as Kiri Amma ('milk mother').