imported>Citation bot Alter: url. URLs might have been internationalized/anonymized. | You can use this bot yourself. Report bugs here. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Articles containing Telugu-language text | via #UCB_Category 215/608 |
ImportMaster (talk | contribs) m robot: Create/update articles in Category:Hindu gods. |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
| mantra = | | mantra = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Maisamma''' ({{lang-te|మైసమ్మ}}), also known as Mesai ({{lang-mr|मेसाई}}) and additionally spelt '''Mesko''' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: मेस्को), '''Amma''' in Telugu or '''Aai''' in Marathi ({{lang-te|అమ్మ}}{{lang-mr|आई}}, "mother") is a [[Hindu]] folk goddess. She is mainly worshipped as a [[South India]]n mother goddess, predominantly in the rural areas of [[Telangana]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]]. | '''Maisamma''' ({{lang-te|మైసమ్మ}}), also known as '''Mesai''' ({{lang-mr|मेसाई}}) and additionally spelt '''Mesko''' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: मेस्को), '''Amma''' in Telugu or '''Aai''' in Marathi ({{lang-te|అమ్మ}} {{lang-mr|आई}}, "mother") is a [[Hindu]] folk goddess. She is mainly worshipped as a [[South India]]n 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 workshiped as a goddess of water and is workshiped in the form of a small stone on the tank bund. People believe that she will ensure that the tank is full. | |||
Thus, the corps would flourish due to her blessings. | |||
Her worship is mainly associated with curing diseases such as [[smallpox]] and [[chickenpox]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G59S2R7O5ygC&q=Maisamma&pg=PA114 | title=Indian Village| isbn=9781135638870| last1=Dube| first1=S. C.| date=2012-11-12}}</ref> | Her worship is mainly associated with curing diseases such as [[smallpox]] and [[chickenpox]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G59S2R7O5ygC&q=Maisamma&pg=PA114 | title=Indian Village| isbn=9781135638870| last1=Dube| first1=S. C.| date=2012-11-12}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:11, 11 November 2022
| Maisamma, Mesai | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Goddess Maisamma | |
| Devanagari | मेसाई |
| Telugu | మైసమ్మ |
Maisamma (Telugu: మైసమ్మ), also known as Mesai (Marathi: मेसाई) and additionally spelt Mesko (Marathi: मेस्को), Amma in Telugu or Aai in Marathi (Telugu: అమ్మ Marathi: आई, "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 workshiped as a goddess of water and is workshiped in the form of a small stone on the tank bund. People believe that she will ensure that the tank is full.
Thus, the corps would flourish due to her blessings. Her worship is mainly associated with curing diseases such as smallpox and chickenpox.[1]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Dube, S. C. (2012-11-12). Indian Village. ISBN 9781135638870.
 | This Hindu mythology-related article is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it. |