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Mariyamman
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Mariyamman
is one of the famous goddess worshipped mainly in
south
india. ‘Amman’ in
tamil means ‘Mother’, “Mari” means
rain. Put together, meaning of ‘Mariamman’ is
supposed to be the goddess of rain. This Goddess is worshipped
commonly in south Indian states like Tamilnadu, Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh and some parts of Kerala too. Mother ‘Mari’ is
related to our well known goddess Durga devi. Mariyamman
is usually represents as an attractive lady with red
dress. The word ‘mari’ has one more meaning,
that is associated with disease "Pox". People
considers Mariyamman as the goddess of the diseases
like pox, small pox and chicken pox. The main remedy
she advises
for these diseases is the liquid mixture of neem and
turmeric powder. We can see most of the mariyamman
temples in rural areas or villages. there are non Brahmin
poojaries
for everyday pooja. In some temples, mariamma has no
form and is only represented by a stone, with a lemon
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List of MAriyamman Temples
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