Pecci
deity earth South India single tradition · 1
Pecci, also called Periyachi, is sometimes considered a form of Angalamman. She can either harm or protect children and is frequently depicted as disembowling pregnant women and removing fetuses from their bellies. At other times Pecci is simply Angalamman's attendant.
Relationships
- serves
- Angalamman
- enemy of
- Vallalarajan
- aspect of
- Angalamman
- co occurs with
- Parvati, Matrikas, Seven Sisters, Potu Razu, Śiva
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The goddess Pecci or Periyachi is sometimes considered a form of Angalamman. Pecci can either harm or protect children, and is frequently depicted as disembowling pregnant women.”
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