Arulmigu Irukkankudi Mariamman Aalayam

Kannan Esakki 67 months ago

Goddess Mariamman is dominant in rural India particularly Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. There is a concept that the village where She resides belongs to the Goddess. In folk theology, She was there before the village was created. The village which is believed to be Her creation is deemed to be a complete cosmos and Mairamman is the divine central power. She is also popular among the Tamil speaking populace all over the world and is central to the rebirth of Tamil self-consciousness. The Tamil kadavul Murugan enjoys similar status and is linked to the great mother worship tradition. Mariamman worship points to evidence of the continuity of the Indus Valley Civilization and predominant female deities of Dravidian cultures. Goddess Mariamman, is probably one of the oldest existing manifestation of human worship. It is conceded with regret that there is an obvious discrepancy between respecting divine females and the reality of the Hindu women. Early Tamil and Telugu settlers took Mariamman worship to the colonies. Indeed Goddess Mariamman can be said to be more popular deity in the imported country.

Jagannath Swamy 55 months ago

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