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Kannaki Amman
Goddess of Chastity[1]
Representation of a deified Kannaki
Tamil language
கண்ணகி அம்மன்
Affiliation
Shaktism, Pattini, and Bhagavati
Symbol
Anklet, Neem leaves
Mount
Lion or Tiger in form of Shakti
Consort
Kovalan
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Kannaki Amman (Tamil: கண்ணகி அம்மன், IAST: Kaṇṇaki am'man, Sinhala: පත්තිනි අම්මා, Malayalam: കണ്ണകി ഭഗവതിkaṇṇaki bhagavati) is the deified form of Kannagi, the heroine of the Tamil epic Cilappatikāram. She is primarily worshipped in Sri Lanka and Kerala, and in a minor way in few parts of Tamil Nadu. As a goddess of chastity, she is venerated by Indian Tamils and Malayalis, Sri Lankan Tamil Shaivites, and also by the Sinhalese Buddhists as Pattini Amma.[2] In regional Hindu tradition, her tale is interpreted as the story of Durga demanding justice after the death of her husband, Kovalan, who is identified as a form of Shiva.[3]
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