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Goddess Māri is known as Mariamman, "Mother Mari" , spelt also Maariamma , or simply Amman , meaning "mother". She is the main South India mother goddess, predominant in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Goddess Māri is also closely associated with the Hindu goddesses Parvati and Durga.
Māri originated as an ancient village goddess related to fertility and rain. In Tamil, māri means rain. This goddess was a local deity, connected to a specific location, close to a...
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