Draupati Amman
Draupadi Amman (Tamil: திரௌபதி அம்மன்) (Devanagari: द्रौपदि अम्मन्) (IAST: Droupadi Amman) is a goddess from the Hindu epic Mahabharata, namely Draupadi. Draupadi was the wife of the five Pandava brothers in the Mahābhārata. She is also greatly believed to be the incarnation of Hindu goddess Kali.
As a village deity[edit]
The Draupadi Amman cult (or Draupadi sect) is a regional Hindu sect in which the Pillais, Konar (Yadavas), Vanniyar and the Mutaliyar communities worship Draupadi Amman as a village goddess with unique rituals and mythologies.[1][2][3][4][5]
Incarnation of Kali[edit]
The Pillais, Vanniyars, Mudaliyars, Konars and the Gounder community of Tamil Nadu, [4][5] and the Tigala community of Karnataka believe Draupadi Amman as an incarnation of Adi Parashakti and as their household goddess (kuladevi) of their communities. There are many temples in South Indian villages dedicated to Draupadi Amman, observing annual festivals. One of the popular temples of Sri Dharmarayaswamy- Draupadi temple is at Thigarapete, the heart of Bengaluru, Karnataka.[citation needed].
Fire Walking ritual[edit]
Fire walking or Thimithi is a popular ritual enacted at the Draupadi Amman temples. [6]
Location[edit]
There are a number of temples dedicated to Draupadi Amman in Tamil Nadu, Singapore and Sri Lanka.
Reclining Draupadi Amman idol - near Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Hiltebeitel, Alf (1991). The Cult of Draupadī: Mythologies: From Gingee to Kurukserta. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 221. ISBN 978-81-208-1000-6.
- ↑ Madhusudhan, N.R. (2012). "Ancient tradition comes alive". New Indian Express.
- ↑ Hiltebeitel, Alf (1998). The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 2. University of Chicago. p. 23,107. ISBN 9780226340470.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alf hiltebeitel, ed. (2008). The Cult of Draupadi. Mythologies from Gingee to kurukserta, Volume 1. University of Chicago. p. 32. ISBN 9788120810006.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kathleen Gough, ed. (2008). Rural Society in Southeast India. Cambridge. p. 360. ISBN 9780521040198.
- ↑ Hitebeital (1991)
References/ Articles/ Blogs[edit]
- Hiltebeitel, Alf (1991). The Cult Of Draupadi Mythologies:From Gingee To Kuruksetra. Vol. 1. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-1000-6.
- Pattanaik, Devadutt (2009). 7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art. Westland, Mumbai. ISBN 978-81-89975-67-8.
- Draupadi Amman Shrine/ Temple - KONDAL, Mayiladuthurai, TN.
- Visit http://blog.thitherwards.com/draupadi/ for more details.