Ammavaru
Ammavaru (
Sarasvati, Lakshmi, Parvati who laid the egg in which the primordial gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva who already existed then entered and came out like hatching. "Amma" means mother in Telugu
. She existed before the beginning of time.
A temple for Ammavaru is
Indian Subcontinent, where she is revered alongside Manjunatha, a form of Shiva and the Hinduism's Jainism sect Jain tirthankara Chandraprabha
.
Once a year, the people of
Indian Subcontinent who worship Ammavaru conduct a ritual prayer to the goddess. A metal pot filled with rice is used to symbolize the goddess' body. The pot is clothed in a traditional sari
. At the mouth of the pot, a painted coconut is used to symbolize the goddess's head. Varying implements are used to fashion the eyes, ears, and nose of the goddess.
See also
Further reading
- Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions (ISBN 81-208-0379-5) by David Kinsley
External links
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