![]() ![]() She displays a abhaya mudra to ward off fear and protection of her devotees and also holds a damara. Mariamman has a sitting or standing position holding a trisula in one hand and kapala in another. She is portrayed with many arms representing her many powers. She is commonly dressed in red but also takes dashing bright colors. She is shown with fangs and wild mane of hair but pictures as a beautiful young woman with red-hued face. ![]() ![]() Goddess Mariamman is depicted with a reddish hue to her skin in both her terrifying or pleasing nature. She symbolises sacrifice, motherhood, abundant wealth and good health. Thus she is referred to as Mariyayee or Aathaa. It can also mean ‘change’ as in status as her beautiful beauty faded away and replaced by pox. They were reduced to being grama devatas or village deities. Their unique form of worship was overlooked or even dismissed by male dominated spiritual scholars. But their courage and purity brought them vindication against males whose behaviour threatened their person. Both Goddess Draupadi and Mariamman contain stories of women, both divine and human, violated, exploited and betrayed by men. Also known as Amman, she is women centred. GODDESS MARIAMMAN: Suffering mothers and betrayed wives get told in the mythology of the Dravidian Goddess Mariamman of South India. ![]()
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