Kannaki Amman
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Kannaki Amman (Tamil: கண்ணகி அம்மன், IAST: Kaṇṇaki am'man, Sinhala: පත්තිනි අම්මා, Malayalam: കണ്ണകി ഭഗവതി kaṇṇaki bhagavati) is the deified form of Kannagi, the heroine of the Tamil epic Cilappatikāram. She is primarily worshipped in Sri Lanka and Kerala, and in a minor way in few parts of Tamil Nadu. As a goddess of chastity, she is venerated by Indian Tamils and Malayalis, Sri Lankan Tamil Shaivites, and also by the Sinhalese Buddhists as Pattini Amma.[2] In regional Hindu tradition, her tale is interpreted as the story of Durga demanding justice after the death of her husband, Kovalan, who is identified as a form of Shiva.[3]
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Kannaki Amman | |
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Goddess of Chastity[1] | |
Tamil language | கண்ணகி அம்மன் |
Affiliation | Shaktism, Pattini, and Bhagavati |
Symbol | Anklet, Neem leaves |
Mount | Lion or Tiger in form of Shakti |
Consort | Kovalan |
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