Ammavaru (Kannada: ಅಮ್ಮನವರು) (Telugu: అమ్మావరు), in Hinduism, is the primordial goddess who is the combined form of Sarasvati, Lakshmi, Parvati who laid the egg in which the primordial gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva who already existed then entered and came out like hatching. "Amma" means mother in Telugu. She existed before the beginning of time.
A temple for Ammavaru is Dharmasthala Temple, located in Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India, Indian Subcontinent, where she is revered alongside Manjunatha, a form of Shiva and the Hinduism's Jainism sect Jain tirthankara Chandraprabha.
Once a year, the people of Indian Subcontinent who worship Ammavaru conduct a ritual prayer to the goddess. A metal pot filled with rice is used to symbolize the goddess' body. The pot is clothed in a traditional sari. At the mouth of the pot, a painted coconut is used to symbolize the goddess's head. Varying implements are used to fashion the eyes, ears, and nose of the goddess.
See also
Further reading
- Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions (ISBN 81-208-0379-5) by David Kinsley
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