tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988819177523345400.post411583444337240655..comments2023-12-21T11:32:51.972-06:00Comments on Goddesschess: Goddess MariyammaJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575870809633911343noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988819177523345400.post-68683680436779801532008-12-15T11:53:00.000-06:002008-12-15T11:53:00.000-06:00Hello SN,Thank you so much for your interesting co...Hello SN,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for your interesting comments. I did not know any of the background of the Goddess Mariyamman. How horrible that her husband and one of her sons killed her and the lady who tried to protect her! Downtrodden people everywhere need someone to look out for them. We need a Goddess like Mariyamman here in the USA. It doesn't seem the God most Americans believeJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575870809633911343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988819177523345400.post-54738320155299409612008-12-15T06:26:00.000-06:002008-12-15T06:26:00.000-06:00HI!I just had a few comments which you might find ...HI!<BR/>I just had a few comments which you might find useful.<BR/><BR/>Mariyamman is actually not the goddess of wealth.. that goddess is Laxmi Devi. <BR/><BR/>Mariyamman is an avatar of Shakthi, and is closely related to Mother Kaali/Durga. Like Kaali, she is generally the guardian goddess of a community. Like Kaali, her shrines have always been approachable to all people regardless of caste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com