Murti of Poleramma at the Beeramgunta temple, Nellore
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Devi
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Pothuraju (brother)
Regional Hindu goddess
Poleramma (Telugu: పోలేరమ్మ) is a Hindu goddess of plague and smallpox.[1][2] She is predominantly worshipped in the villages of Andhra Pradesh,[3] and is regarded as a regional consort of Shiva.[4]
^Jordan, Michael (14 May 2014). Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses. Infobase Publishing. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-4381-0985-5.
^Claus, Peter; Diamond, Sarah; Mills, Margaret (28 October 2020). South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 381. ISBN 978-1-000-10122-5.
^Jakimowicz, Marta (1988). Metamorphoses of Indian Gods. Seagull Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-7046-029-9.
^Walker, Benjamin (9 April 2019). Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. In Two Volumes. Volume I A-L. Routledge. p. 399. ISBN 978-0-429-62465-0.
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communities revere a pantheon of Sapta Kanyakas, the seven virgin goddesses: Poleramma, Ankamma, Mutyalamma, Pochamma, Bangaramma, Maramma, and Yellamma, whose...
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capital. Between March and April, Thirunalla ("A Festival for goddess Poleramma ") is celebrated by 200,000 to 300,000 visiting worshippers every year...
Ramudu sacrifices the sorcerer was reminiscent of the representation of Poleramma worship by Dalits in the film Mala Pilla (1938). He added that Pathala...
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Kasinayana Ashram, the Ganga Mata Temple, Lord Hanuman Temple, Goddess Poleramma and the Kanaka Durga Temple.[citation needed] "Venkatachalampalli- Darsi"...
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deified women goddesses. The mother goddesses like Ankamma, Maremma, Poleramma, Peddamma, Atalamma, Ellamma, Pochamma and so on are considered to be...
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