Kateri Amman

deity Hindu single tradition · 2

Kateri Amman is a Hindu goddess whose worship originates in the Dravidian folk religion. In Tamil Nadu, she is often regarded as a form of Parvati, who acts as a guardian deity of a given town. Some of her adherents also regard her to be a form of Mahadevi, tasked with the responsibility of destroying sicknesses during the Kali Yuga.

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manifests as
Parvati, Mahadevi
consort of
Munishvaran
manifested by
kali

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“Kateri Amman is worshipped in the villages of South India and Sri Lanka by the Dalit community. She is also venerated by the Tamil diaspora in other places including Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius and South Africa.”

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