Rajarajeshwari
deity earth Sri Lankan Tamil single tradition · 1
A deity within the Agamic pantheon to whom some temples originally dedicated to Kannaki Amman in the Jaffna Peninsula have been converted. This conversion is part of the Saiva revivalism movement initiated by Arumuga Navalar in the 19th century.
When
- Attested period
- 1800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Worship expanded in Jaffna through 19th-century conversion of Kannaki Amman temples as part of Saiva revivalism.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Muruga, Our Lady, kali, Narayana, Annamar, Kannaki Amman, Vairavar, Valliyakkan, Bhuvaneshwari
- syncretized with
- Mariamman
- manifested by
- Prakriti
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Within the Jaffna Peninsula, a number of temples dedicated to Kannaki Amman has been converted to Bhuvaneshwari, Rajarajeshwari and Mariamman temples.”
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