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Maisamma
Maisamma (), also known as Mesai () and additionally spelt Mesko (Marathi: मेस्को), Amma in Telugu or Aai in Marathi ( , "mother") is a Hindu folk goddess. She is mainly worshipped as a South Indian mother goddess, predominantly in the rural areas of Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra. She is believed to protect the cattle. Among the cattle sheds, a niche is white-washed and decorated with "Kukuma" and called "Maisamma Goodu". In many places Katta-Maisamma is also worshipped as a goddess of water and is worshipped in the form of a small stone on the tank bund. People believe that she will ensure that the tank is full. She is believed to be the daughter of Shiva and Parvati. As per the place she is worshipped, she is called in different names: # Katta Maisamma (who protects water) # Nalla Maisamma (who is in black color and worshipped under a tree) # Tella Maisamma (who is white and worshipped in a small tomb like structure or wall) # Bangaaru Maisamma (who is in gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maisigandi Maisamma Temple Kadthal
Maisigandi Maisamma Mandiram Kadthal is located in Kadthal Mandal, Maisigandi village. Maisigandi is a small village along the Srisailam Hyderabad highway. The temple of Maisamma (local name for Goddess Mahakali) is just in the outskirts of Maisigandi village. It is an important and rapidly developing temple of Mahakali in Telangana. It reflects the cultural and mythological sentiments of the local Banjara people. panthu naik was the founder trustee of the temple and developed the temple and sacrificed his whole life for the temple and he was a great Banjara leader. After his demise there family members are taking care of the temple . The idol of Maisigandi Maisamma is around 20 feet tall, and the Gopuram is also huge and different from all South Indian temples; it is open at the top. Legend has it that the presiding deity of the temple needs the temple to be open at the top. The priests of this temple are from the Banjara or Lambada caste. On weekends, the temple surroundings get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Goddesses
A mother goddess is a major goddess characterized as a mother or progenitor, either as an embodiment of motherhood and fertility or fulfilling the cosmological role of a creator- and/or destroyer-figure, typically associated the Earth, sky, and/or the life-giving bounties thereof in a maternal relation with humanity or other gods. When equated in this lattermost function with the earth or the natural world, such goddesses are sometimes referred to as the Mother Earth or Earth Mother, deity in various animistic or pantheistic religions. The earth goddess is archetypally the wife or feminine counterpart of the Sky Father or ''Father Heaven'', particularly in theologies derived from the Proto-Indo-European sphere (i.e. from Dheghom and Dyeus). In some polytheistic cultures, such as the Ancient Egyptian religion which narrates the cosmic egg myth, the sky is instead seen as the Heavenly Mother or Sky Mother as in Nut and Hathor, and the earth god is regarded as the male, pater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariamman
Mariamman, often abbreviated to Amman (), is a Hindu Dravidian folk religion List of rain deities, goddess of weather, predominantly venerated in the rural areas of South India. Her festivals are held during the late summer/early autumn season of Ādi throughout Tamil Nadu and the Deccan region, the largest being the ''Ādi Thiruviḻa''. Her worship mainly focuses on bringing rains and curing such serious diseases as cholera, smallpox, and chicken pox. Mariamman is worshipped in accordance with local traditions such as ''Pidari'' or the ''Grāmadevatā, Gramadevatai.'' She is considered as a guardian deity (kaval deivam) by many South Indian village dwellers. She is also the regional form of Hindu goddess Parvati. Her consort is lord Shiva. At samayapuram, she is the sister of Ranganathaswamy. She is also worshipped in Karnataka as Marikambe, who is a manifestation of Adi-Parashakti or Mahadevi. Origin Mariamman's worship originated in the traditions of Dravidian folk reli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhari Khilla
Gandhari khilla is a hill fort located near Bokkalagutta, in Mandamarri Mandal in Mancherial district in the south Indian state of Telangana. It is located on the sand rock hills. It is 270 kilometres (157 mi) north east of the state capital, Hyderabad. The fort was built within a thickly forested area which has a wealth of plant species which includes many medicinal herbs. The fort has not been fully excavated and is still partially covered by forest. Mahankali Jatara (quarry jatara) is conducted every year which attracts more than 10,000 people. Gandhari maisamma jatra is done in the temple on the fort of Gandhari for every 2 years and tribal people from Vindhya region i.e maharastra, Chattisghad on the other bankside joins it. The Mancherial – Chandrapur - Nagpur National Highway (India), NH 363 passes close to the fort, which is 3 kilometres away from the Bokkalaguttta village. Gandhari temple, Gandhari Maisamma temple is located at the fort. History The fort was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
